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Andahuaylas

Antawaylla

San Pedro de Andahuaylas

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Andahuaylas

Location in Peru

Country

Peru

Region

Apurímac

Province

Andahuaylas

Area

• Total

370.03 km² (142.87 sq mi)

Elevation

2,926 m (9,600 ft)

Population

(2017)

• Total

42,268

• Estimate

(2015)

63,654

Time zone

UTC-5 (PET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC-5 (PET)

Area code(s)

Website

www.andahuaylas.com

Andahuaylas (Quechua Antawaylla, anta copper, waylla meadow, "copper meadow"), founded in 1533 as San Pedro de Andahuaylas «La Grande de la Corona» (Spanish for "The Grand [city] of the Crown"), is a Peruvian city. It is the capital of the Andahuaylas Province in the Apurímac Region. It is known as the pradera de los celajes (Spanish for "prairie of colored clouds"). Its approximate population of 42,268 inhabitants (2017 census) makes it the largest city in the region.

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Geography

Andahuyalas is located in the western part of the Apurímac Region. The nearest city is Abancay.

Climate

Climate data for Andahuaylas, elevation 2,981 m (9,780 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	19.8 (67.6)	19.7 (67.5)	20.1 (68.2)	20.4 (68.7)	19.8 (67.6)	19.5 (67.1)	20.0 (68.0)	20.6 (69.1)	21.4 (70.5)	22.3 (72.1)	21.2 (70.2)	20.4 (68.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.4 (48.9)	9.6 (49.3)	9.2 (48.6)	7.7 (45.9)	5.1 (41.2)	4.2 (39.6)	3.7 (38.7)	5.0 (41.0)	7.0 (44.6)	8.0 (46.4)	8.5 (47.3)	9.3 (48.7)	7.2 (45.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	131.9 (5.19)	128.5 (5.06)	103.8 (4.09)	38.4 (1.51)	17.0 (0.67)	7.2 (0.28)	11.3 (0.44)	17.9 (0.70)	26.4 (1.04)	48.0 (1.89)	50.1 (1.97)	92.8 (3.65)	673.3 (26.49)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru