Punata

This article is about the city in Bolivia. For the volcano in Chile, see Guallatiri.

Punata is the capital of Punata Province and Punata Municipality in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. At the time of census 2012 it had a population of 19,559 inhabitants ^[1] and at the census 2012 the populations rose to 28.707 inhabitants. People from Punata and surrounding areas used to be called “Vallunos” meaning coming from the valleys of Punata and other surrounding small towns. Punata is renowned for its wonderful agricultural market held every Tuesday where people from surrounding towns and rural villages come to sell and buy.

Punata
John the Baptist (San Juan Bautista) church in Punata and Plaza 18 de mayo
Flag Seal
Punata Location in Bolivia
Coordinates: 17°33′S 65°50′W
Country	Bolivia
Department	Cochabamba Department
Province	Punata Province
Municipality	Punata Municipality
Canton	Punata Canton
Elevation	8,373 ft (2,552 m)
Population  (2012)
• Total	19,559
Time zone	UTC-4 (BOT)

Climate

Climate data for Punata (San Benito), elevation 2,710 m (8,890 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.3 (95.5)	33.0 (91.4)	34.0 (93.2)	34.0 (93.2)	33.0 (91.4)	32.0 (89.6)	31.0 (87.8)	33.0 (91.4)	31.4 (88.5)	33.0 (91.4)	35.4 (95.7)	35.2 (95.4)	35.4 (95.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.0 (75.2)	23.9 (75.0)	24.5 (76.1)	25.4 (77.7)	25.4 (77.7)	24.5 (76.1)	24.2 (75.6)	24.7 (76.5)	25.0 (77.0)	26.0 (78.8)	26.3 (79.3)	25.4 (77.7)	24.9 (76.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	17.0 (62.6)	16.8 (62.2)	16.5 (61.7)	15.5 (59.9)	13.3 (55.9)	11.6 (52.9)	11.7 (53.1)	13.1 (55.6)	14.9 (58.8)	16.6 (61.9)	17.6 (63.7)	17.6 (63.7)	15.2 (59.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.0 (50.0)	9.6 (49.3)	8.4 (47.1)	5.6 (42.1)	1.2 (34.2)	−1.2 (29.8)	−0.8 (30.6)	1.6 (34.9)	4.8 (40.6)	7.2 (45.0)	8.9 (48.0)	9.9 (49.8)	5.4 (41.8)
Record low °C (°F)	0.0 (32.0)	1.7 (35.1)	−2.0 (28.4)	−3.5 (25.7)	−9.0 (15.8)	−10.0 (14.0)	−9.0 (15.8)	−7.0 (19.4)	−7.0 (19.4)	−1.5 (29.3)	−2.0 (28.4)	1.5 (34.7)	−10.0 (14.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	98.6 (3.88)	70.0 (2.76)	51.8 (2.04)	17.5 (0.69)	5.2 (0.20)	1.5 (0.06)	1.5 (0.06)	4.3 (0.17)	9.4 (0.37)	18.1 (0.71)	40.1 (1.58)	74.1 (2.92)	392.1 (15.44)
Average precipitation days	13.2	10.5	8.8	3.7	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	2.5	4.0	6.5	10.6	63.3
Average relative humidity (%)	66.0	68.8	67.8	63.1	58.3	57.5	58.0	59.3	53.2	54.7	55.3	61.2	60.3
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia[2][3]

See also

• Irrigation in alluvial fans including the alluvial fan of Punata