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Revision as of 17:03, 8 December 2022
Republic of Yunka República de Yunka Yunka ripuwlika | |
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 Coat of arms
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| Capital | Iquitos |
| Official languages | Spanish |
| Co-official | Quechua and aimara |
| Demonym(s) | Yunqueño |
| Government | Federal Plurinational presidential republic |
• President | Gabriel Joel Núñez Castillo |
• Vice-President | Marisol Frida Duarte León |
| Legislature | Congress of Yunka |
| Population | |
• 2021 census | 3,199,427 |
| Currency | Sol (YUS) |
Yunka officially Republic of Yunka (Quechua and Aimara: Ripuwlika Yunka) is a Federal presidentialist and plurinational republic located in South America. Its capital and most important economic centre is Iquitos. The territory is divided in five departaments and 32 provinces. Yunka is one of the most important economic, turistic, cultural and ecological centres in South America and in the world due that most of its territory is covered by the Amazonia, the ‘lungs of the planet’.
Etymology
Yunka is Quechua for ‘jungle’ and it makes reference to a leafy place with very high trees and many other diversity of vegetation.
Geography
Climate
According to Köppen climate classification, Yunka falls in the tropical rainforest climate or equatorial. There’s no wet or dry season.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.9 (91.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 613.9 (24.17) |
577.9 (22.75) |
316.5 (12.46) |
310.8 (12.24) |
276.2 (10.87) |
298.2 (11.74) |
303.6 (11.95) |
319.5 (12.58) |
467.2 (18.39) |
499.7 (19.67) |
319.7 (12.59) |
298.0 (11.73) |
4,601.2 (181.14) |
| Average precipitation days | 22.9 | 19.8 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 22.4 | 240.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.9 | 81.6 | 80.5 | 80.0 | 78.9 | 79.9 | 79.0 | 81.5 | 83.6 | 84.9 | 82.7 | 82.0 | 81.0 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 167.4 | 159.8 | 151.9 | 159.0 | 173.6 | 189.0 | 213.9 | 226.3 | 213.0 | 198.4 | 180.0 | 158.1 | 2,190.4 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.8 |