Bagua Grande is a town in the Amazonas region in northern Peru. It is capital of Utcubamba Province, and of Bagua Grande District. Bagua Grande has an estimated 42,396 inhabitants, having changed from a rural to an urban area after experiencing much immigration in the 1960s. It is called by its inhabitants Corazón de Amazonas (Spanish, 'Heart of Amazonas').[2]
Bagua Grande | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Main plaza of Bagua Grande | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "Corazón de Amazonas" (Heart of Amazonas) | |
  Bagua Grande | |
| Coordinates: 5°45′26″S 78°26′43″W / 5.75722°S 78.44528°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Amazonas |
| Province | Utcubamba |
| District | Bagua Grande |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hidelfonso Guevara Honores |
| Elevation | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2015)[1] | 42,396 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | www.muniutcubamba |
Geography
editClimate
editThe urban area is located on a hillside by the river Utcubamba, now merged with Cajaruro District, is very warm, fertile and rainy for most of the year.
| Climate data for Bagua Grande (Bagua Chica), elevation 397 m (1,302 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.0 (71.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.5 (1.83) |
58.3 (2.30) |
80.3 (3.16) |
71.2 (2.80) |
73.3 (2.89) |
39.0 (1.54) |
32.5 (1.28) |
21.5 (0.85) |
29.4 (1.16) |
63.5 (2.50) |
56.7 (2.23) |
57.8 (2.28) |
630 (24.82) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
Economy
editThe economy is based on trade and agricultural production, especially of very high-quality rice, corn and coffee; trade is active with the cities of Chiclayo, Jaén and the neighboring department of San Martín. It has minor industries, of hulled and rice mills and bottling carbonated water.[4]
References
edit- ^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ ABAD ALVARADO, Julio César. “Bagua Grande, Bendita Tierra”. Chiclayo. 2004. pg. 21
- ^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ RUIZ PAREDES, Carlos A. “Utcubamba Tierra Querida”. Alas Peruanas. pg. 30- 32.
