Moyobamba
Moyobamba
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Moyobamba (Spanish pronunciation:
The city is linked by road with
to the southwest.History
The first colonies were from the
During the
The city was the seat of the first religious
On 7 June 1897, Moyobamba was made the capital of the
Geography
The city sits on a
Native
The surrounding area consists of
Climate
Moyobamba has a tropical climate of rainy, very warm and humid savanna. The temperature varies between 14 °C or 57.2 °F (minimum) and 30 °C or 86 °F (maximum), 22 °C or 71.6 °F being the average temperature throughout the year. On some nights in Moyobamba it is cooler.
Climate data for Moyobamba (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 131.0 (5.16) |
170.1 (6.70) |
178.0 (7.01) |
126.0 (4.96) |
97.8 (3.85) |
59.6 (2.35) |
53.6 (2.11) |
66.5 (2.62) |
90.0 (3.54) |
126.9 (5.00) |
126.1 (4.96) |
146.0 (5.75) |
1,371.6 (54.00) |
Source: NOAA[3] |
Demographics
The demographics of Moyobamba is a mix of cultures and people of different origins. The european group includes people from
One small group people, descendants of Armenians, Jews, and Germans have the higher education and economic rate in the city; many of their members emigrated from Moyobamba to other areas and are very active in politics, economy, trade and education in largest cities of Peru (like Lima, Trujillo, Arequipa, Ica and Chiclayo).
Economy
Moyobamba is the center of a large agricultural region and one of the major trading centers for the Aguaruna Native Communities which inhabit the surrounding valley known as the Upper Mayo River Valley. The most lucrative crops grown in the region include rice, coffee, and corn. Cotton, sugarcane, tobacco and cocoa are also produced.
After the slow demise of its airport, this regional capital began to fall behind the faster-developing
Festivities
Fiesta de San Juan
"Moyobambinos" (residents of Moyobamba) celebrate the region's patron saint (San Juan - Saint John) every year on June 24. Locals celebrate with traditional dances and dishes, most notably Juane, a dish that is meant to resemble the head of John the Baptist on a platter before Herod Antipas. It is made by stuffing a ball of sticky green rice with chicken and wrapping it in bijao (Heliconia bihai) leaves for cooking. Then celebrants dance the "Pandilla" around wooden poles dug into the ground before chopping them down with an axe and collecting the treasures from the top.[citation needed]
Sister cities
References
- ^ 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 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Peru: Agglomerations & Cities". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Moyobamba". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ^ Plan de Acción Provincial de Seguridad Ciudadana de Moyobamba - 2021 (PDF) (in Spanish). Comité Provincial de Seguridad Ciudadana. 2021. p. 16.
External links
- Official website of Moyobamba's government
- Moyobamba travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Moyobamba.net, primarily in Spanish
- Ecological reserve of the Alto Mayo
- Gallery of images, primarily in Spanish
- Official site of the Yantalo Peru Foundation, Yantalo Clinic and International Diagnostic Center