puquio

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|native_name = Pukyu

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Ayacucho

|subdivision_type2 = Province

|subdivision_name2 = Lucanas

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|subdivision_name3 = Puquio

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|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = Luis Alfonso Moya Mora

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|population_total = 15870

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Puquio (from Quechua: Pukyu, meaning "spring of water") is a town in Central Peru, South America. It is the capital of the province Lucanas in the region Ayacucho.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved on 2008-06-10 from {{cite web |url=http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |title=Banco de Información Distrital |accessdate=2008-04-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |archivedate=2008-04-23 }}.

Climate

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|location = Puquio, elevation {{convert|3176|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020)

|Jan high C = 16.8

|Feb high C = 16.4

|Mar high C = 16.4

|Apr high C = 17.5

|May high C = 17.8

|Jun high C = 17.9

|Jul high C = 18.0

|Aug high C = 18.4

|Sep high C = 18.6

|Oct high C = 18.4

|Nov high C = 18.0

|Dec high C = 17.6

|year high C =

|Jan low C = 6.6

|Feb low C = 7.1

|Mar low C = 6.6

|Apr low C = 5.3

|May low C = 3.5

|Jun low C = 2.7

|Jul low C = 2.7

|Aug low C = 3.4

|Sep low C = 4.2

|Oct low C = 4.9

|Nov low C = 4.9

|Dec low C = 6.2

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|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 109.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 105.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 103.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 25.7

|May precipitation mm = 3.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 1.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 4.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 3.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 6.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 8.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 8.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 34.8

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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 Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020

| publisher=National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru

| access-date = 6 November 2023}}

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References

{{Coord|14|41|38.21|S|74|07|26.88|W|region:PE_type:city|display=title}}

Category:Populated places in the Department of Ayacucho