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District in Piura, Peru
Castilla
District
Flag of CastillaFlagCoat of arms of CastillaCoat of arms
Coordinates: 5°07′47″S 80°30′52″W / 5.12972°S 80.51444°W / -5.12972; -80.51444
Country Peru
RegionPiura
ProvincePiura
FoundedMarch 30, 1861
CapitalCastilla
Government
 • MayorJosé Elías Aguilar Silva
(2019–2021)
Area
 • Total662.23 km (255.69 sq mi)
Elevation30 m (100 ft)
Population
 • Total120,766
 • Density180/km (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO200104
Websitemunicastilla.gob.pe

Castilla District is one of ten districts of the province Piura in Peru. The district was created in 1861 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla. In 2007, it had a population of 120,000.

Climate

Climate data for Miraflores, Castilla, elevation 34 m (112 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.6
(92.5)
34.3
(93.7)
34.3
(93.7)
32.7
(90.9)
30.6
(87.1)
28.5
(83.3)
27.7
(81.9)
28.0
(82.4)
28.9
(84.0)
29.4
(84.9)
30.2
(86.4)
31.8
(89.2)
30.8
(87.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.2
(72.0)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
21.6
(70.9)
20.0
(68.0)
18.6
(65.5)
17.6
(63.7)
17.4
(63.3)
17.5
(63.5)
17.9
(64.2)
18.5
(65.3)
20.2
(68.4)
19.8
(67.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.9
(1.26)
39.2
(1.54)
61.3
(2.41)
18.5
(0.73)
1.8
(0.07)
0.2
(0.01)
0.2
(0.01)
0.0
(0.0)
0.1
(0.00)
0.5
(0.02)
0.8
(0.03)
7.9
(0.31)
162.4
(6.39)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru

References

  1. Redacción (January 2, 2019). "José Aguilar juramentó como nuevo alcalde de Castilla". Noticias Piura 3.0 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
  3. city population
  4. "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.
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5°07′47″S 80°30′52″W / 5.12972°S 80.51444°W / -5.12972; -80.51444


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