Llallagua

Llallagua (in hispanicized spelling) or Llallawa (Aymara for a monstrous potato (like two potatoes) or animal, Quechua for the god of seed-time during the Inca period)[1][2] is a town in the Potosí Department in Bolivia. It is the seat of the Llallagua Municipality, the third municipal section of the Rafael Bustillo Province.

This article is about the town in the Potosí Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Llallawa.
Llallagua
Llallawa
Town
Official seal of Llallagua
Seal
Llallagua is located in Bolivia
Llallagua
Llallagua
Location within Bolivia
Coordinates: 18°25′S 66°35′W
Country Bolivia
DepartmentPotosí Department
ProvinceRafael Bustillo Province
MunicipalityLlallagua Municipality
CantonLlallagua Canton
Government
 • MayorTomás Quiróz (Without Fear Movement; elected 2010)
 • PresidentMaximo Urquieta Mitma (2007)
Elevation
12,779 ft (3,895 m)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total20,065
Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)

Geography

Llallagua features a rare microclimate amidst the semi-arid tundras of Potosí and Oruro, due to its extreme elevation near 4000m. Semi-arid and with average temperatures in its warmest month sitting right on the 11 °C threshold, the city's climate straddles that of the subtropical highland climate (Cwc, according to the Köppen climate classification), with subpolar oceanic characteristics and a cold semi-arid climate (BSk). Summers are cool and wet with daily highs rarely rising above 22 °C, while winters feature cooler days with much colder nights averaging −4 °C. These low temperatures are a result of the extreme precipitation deficit during the winter months with the resulting aridity leading to an increased diurnal temperature variation.

Climate data for Llallagua, Bolivia (2000−2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 17
(63)		 17
(63)		 16
(61)		 17
(63)		 15
(59)		 15
(59)		 14
(57)		 15
(59)		 16
(61)		 18
(64)		 19
(66)		 18
(64)		 19
(66)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9
(48)		 9
(48)		 9
(48)		 8.5
(47.3)		 6.5
(43.7)		 5.5
(41.9)		 5
(41)		 6
(43)		 6.5
(43.7)		 9.5
(49.1)		 10
(50)		 10
(50)		 7.9
(46.2)
Average low °C (°F) 3
(37)		 3
(37)		 2
(36)		 0
(32)		 −2
(28)		 −3
(27)		 −4
(25)		 −3
(27)		 −1
(30)		 1
(34)		 2
(36)		 3
(37)		 0.1
(32.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 153.0
(6.02)		 125.2
(4.93)		 72.7
(2.86)		 20.5
(0.81)		 2.7
(0.11)		 2.3
(0.09)		 3.8
(0.15)		 6.4
(0.25)		 14.0
(0.55)		 23.3
(0.92)		 36.7
(1.44)		 98.4
(3.87)		 559.0
(22.01)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17 16 12 5 1 0 0 1 2 5 7 14 80
Mean daily sunshine hours 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7.75
Source: SENAMHI[3]
  • Simon I Patiño Theatre
    Simon I Patiño Theatre
  • Metavauxite, a rare member of the vauxite group. Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bolivia. Size: 4.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm.
    Metavauxite, a rare member of the vauxite group. Siglo XX Mine, Llallagua, Bolivia. Size: 4.2 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm.

References
  1. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. "SISMET". SENAMHI. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

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