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| Aug high F  =  | Aug high C  = 31.7
| Aug high F  =  | Aug high C  = 31.7
| Sep high F  =  | Sep high C  = 32.8
| Sep high F  =  | Sep high C  = 32.8
| Oct high F  =  | Oct high C  = 32.9
| Oct high F  =  | Oct high C  = 33.3
| Nov high F  =  | Nov high C  = 32.9
| Nov high F  =  | Nov high C  = 32.9
| Dec high F  =  | Dec high C  = 32.7
| Dec high F  =  | Dec high C  = 32.7
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| Aug mean F  =  | Aug mean C  = 26.5
| Aug mean F  =  | Aug mean C  = 26.5
| Sep mean F  =  | Sep mean C  = 27.2
| Sep mean F  =  | Sep mean C  = 27.2
| Oct mean F  =  | Oct mean C  = 28.3
| Oct mean F  =  | Oct mean C  = 28.5
| Nov mean F  =  | Nov mean C  = 28.2
| Nov mean F  =  | Nov mean C  = 28.2
| Dec mean F  =  | Dec mean C  = 27.9
| Dec mean F  =  | Dec mean C  = 27.9

Revision as of 13:48, 9 December 2022

Republic of Yunka
República de Yunka
Yunka ripuwlika
Flag of
Flag
of
Coat of arms
Orthographic map of Yunka
Orthographic map of Yunka
CapitalIquitos
3°44′00″S 73°15′00″W
Official languagesSpanish
Co-officialQuechua and aimara
Demonym(s)Yunqueño
GovernmentFederal Plurinational presidential republic
• President
Gabriel Joel Núñez Castillo
• Vice-President
Marisol Frida Duarte León
• Chief Justice
Concha de la Lora
LegislatureCongress of Yunka
Independence from Spain
• Declared
July 28, 1821 (1821-07-28)
• Battle of Ayacucho
December 9, 1824 (1824-12-09)
• Secession of Yunka from Peru
December 7, 2022 (2022-12-07)
Area
• Total
1,285,215.6 km2 (496,224.5 sq mi)
• Water (%)
0.4%
Population
• 2021 census
3,199,427
CurrencySol (YUS)
Time zoneUTC-5
• Summer (DST)
UTC-6

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 and it's hot, rainy and humid all year round. The rainiest month is January, with an average of 613.9 millimetres (24.17 in) and the less rainy is April with 276.2 millimetres (10.87 in). Regarding temperatures, the hottest month is October, with a mean of 28.3 °C (82.9 °F) and daily highs exceeding 32–35 °C (90–95 °F) degrees, and the coolest month is July, with a mean of 25.2 °C (77.4 °F) and slightly cooler nights. Some nights, it can even freeze, but is very rare.

Climate data for Iquitos
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)
33.3
(91.9)
32.9
(91.2)
32.7
(90.9)
31.8
(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)
28.5
(83.3)
28.2
(82.8)
27.9
(82.2)
26.9
(80.5)
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)
348.5
(13.72)
310.8
(12.24)
276.2
(10.87)
298.9
(11.77)
303.6
(11.95)
319.5
(12.58)
333.8
(13.14)
417.9
(16.45)
467.4
(18.40)
499.7
(19.67)
577.9
(22.75)
4,768.1
(187.71)
Average precipitation days 22.9 19.8 18.7 17.6 18.0 19.2 19.7 19.6 19.9 21.5 21.8 22.4 241.1
Average relative humidity (%) 83.9 81.6 80.5 80.0 78.9 79.9 79.0 81.5 83.6 84.9 82.7 82.5 81.6
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