Máncora is a town and beach resort in the Piura Region of northwestern Peru, in Talara Province, and the capital of Máncora District, with 10,547 inhabitants in 2007. The Pan-American Highway serves as its main street. The area is known for its turquoise beaches and good waves, which make it a surfing and kite surfing destination, and the town has over 30 beach resorts that receive tourists from all over South America; in 2005 it received 340,000 tourists. The climate is warm, averaging 29 degrees Celsius: the hot months from November to May bring light rain at night and temperatures that can reach 35 degrees in February and March, or 40 in an El Niño year, while from June to September the nights are cool and windy and the minimum falls to 19 degrees. The sea is 24 to 26 degrees from December to May and 21 to 23 the rest of the year, warmer than beaches further south because of the influence of the Humboldt current. The town has a Minsa health centre.
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Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: City Population (citypopulation.de): Peru
citypopulation.deCities table, calculation of 2022-06-30Quote, Cities table, calculation of 2022-06-30
12,933 14,400
2. Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation for Máncora
Opentopodata (SRTM, ASTER, EU-DEM elevation API)SRTM 90 m elevation at the infobox coordinates of the city
"elevation": 8.0
SRTM 90 m elevation, band by the lane rule of 10 m or less sea-level, to 500 m lowland, to 1500 m highland
"elevation": 8.0
View the Source 3. Máncora (Wikipedia)
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Máncora is a town and beach resort in the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru
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Máncora is a town and beach resort in the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru
View the Source4. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -4.25 -81.25 BWhQuote, Grid cell -4.25 -81.25 BWh
-4.25 -81.25 BWh
5. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, southamerica zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone America/Lima, standard offset -5:00Quote, Zone America/Lima, standard offset -5:00
America/Lima
Peru (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: South America, LeadQuote, On Continent: South America, Lead
is a country in western South America
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