Quillabamba

Quillabamba is a city in southern Peru. It is the capital of La Convención Province, which is the largest province in area of the Cusco Region. It is located in an area called the high jungle. Agriculture is the most important activity, principally coffee, cacao, tea and coca. The town is a mixture of Andean and Amazonian migrants.

Quillabamba
City
Center of the town of Quillabamba View of Quillabamba city
Quillabamba Location within Peru
Coordinates: 12°52′05″S 72°41′35″W
Country	Peru
Region	Cuzco
Province	La Convención
District	Santa Ana
Founded	25 July 1857
Government
• Mayor	Master Alex Curi Leon
Elevation	1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2024)	61,119
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

The Urubamba River flows by the town from the south. It is a source of gold and rare-earth minerals.

Climate

Climate data for Quillabamba, elevation 1,001 m (3,284 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.0 (86.0)	29.6 (85.3)	30.0 (86.0)	30.2 (86.4)	30.3 (86.5)	30.4 (86.7)	30.5 (86.9)	31.6 (88.9)	32.0 (89.6)	31.9 (89.4)	31.5 (88.7)	30.2 (86.4)	30.7 (87.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19.6 (67.3)	19.4 (66.9)	19.4 (66.9)	19.3 (66.7)	18.6 (65.5)	17.7 (63.9)	16.8 (62.2)	17.9 (64.2)	18.7 (65.7)	19.2 (66.6)	19.7 (67.5)	19.6 (67.3)	18.8 (65.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	157.8 (6.21)	176.6 (6.95)	150.2 (5.91)	77.0 (3.03)	31.2 (1.23)	14.9 (0.59)	17.9 (0.70)	28.0 (1.10)	32.7 (1.29)	84.0 (3.31)	75.7 (2.98)	126.6 (4.98)	972.6 (38.28)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[1]

Notable Resident

• Raul Geller (born 1936), Peruvian-Israeli footballer

See also

• Chukchu