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Coviriali District

Coordinates: 11°17′28″S 74°37′41″W / 11.291°S 74.628°W / -11.291; -74.628
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Coviriali
Coviriali is located in Peru
Coviriali
Coviriali
Location in Peru
Coordinates: 11°17′28″S 74°37′41″W / 11.291°S 74.628°W / -11.291; -74.628
Country Peru
RegionJunín
ProvinceSatipo
FoundedMarch 26, 1965
CapitalCoviriali
Area
 • Total97.6 km2 (37.7 sq mi)
Elevation
675 m (2,215 ft)
Population
 (2017 census)
 • Total6,248
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO120602
Website"City Population," [1], accessed 7 Aug 2020
"Coviriali". City Population. Retrieved 7 Aug 2020.

Coviriali District is one of nine districts of Satipo Province in the Department of Junín, Peru.[1] The town of Coviriali, the capital of the district, had a population of 338 in 2017[2] and is located 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) south of the provincial capital of Satipo.

Coviriali has a tropical rainforest climate similar to that of nearby Satipo. The annual average temperature in Satipo, which varies little from month to month, is 22.9 °C (73.2 °F) and annual precipitation is 1,879 millimetres (74.0 in). Precipitation is adequate in all months although less is received in the austral winter months of June through August. [3] Coviriali's climate under the Köppen Classification is Af (borderline Am, tropical monsoon). In the mountains of the district the climate above about 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in elevation becomes Cfb (sub-tropical, warm but not hot year round).

References

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The Golden Jungle Cataract in Coviriali.
  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ Coviriali. "Peru: Junin Region". Retrieved 7 Aug 2020.
  3. ^ "Satipo". Weatherbase.