Junín, Peru
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| official_name = Junín
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| nickname = Heroica Ciudad de Junín (Heroic City of Junín)
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| subdivision_name1 = Junín
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Junín
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| subdivision_name3 = Junín
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Jorge Luis Tejeda Pucuhuaranga
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| population_total = 10976
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Junín is a city in Central Peru, capital of the Junín Province in the Department of Junín. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Junín, at an elevation of 4,107 m (13,474 ft). It was founded as Town of Kings in 1539 and elevated to city level by the Law No. 9834, on October 27, 1943, during the presidency of Manuel Prado Ugarteche.
Raúl Pacheco and Gladys Tejeda, both Olympic marathon runners, were born here.
Climate
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|location = Junin, elevation {{convert|4101|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)
|Jan high C = 12.6
|Feb high C = 12.3
|Mar high C = 12.2
|Apr high C = 12.6
|May high C = 13.0
|Jun high C = 12.9
|Jul high C = 12.9
|Aug high C = 13.5
|Sep high C = 13.1
|Oct high C = 13.1
|Nov high C = 13.6
|Dec high C = 12.7
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|Jan low C = 2.5
|Feb low C = 2.7
|Mar low C = 2.8
|Apr low C = 1.3
|May low C = -0.3
|Jun low C = -2.6
|Jul low C = -3.9
|Aug low C = -3.3
|Sep low C = -1.1
|Oct low C = 0.4
|Nov low C = 0.6
|Dec low C = 1.8
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 138.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 147.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 121.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 64.9
|May precipitation mm = 39.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 14.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 14.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 14.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 40.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 82.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 75.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 136.6
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|source 1 = National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192714/https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones
| archive-date = 21 August 2023
| url = https://www.senamhi.gob.pe/?p=normales-estaciones
| title = Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020
| publisher=National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru
| access-date = 17 June 2024}}
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References
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Category:Populated places in the Department of Junín
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