Junín District

District in Junín, Peru

Coat of arms

PeruRegionJunínProvinceJunínCapitalJunínGovernment

• MayorJorge Luis TejadaArea

• Total883.8 km² (341.2 sq mi)Elevation

4,107 m (13,474 ft)Population

(2017)

• Total10,976 • Density12/km² (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)UBIGEO120501

Junín District is one of four districts of the Junín Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanripa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Climate data for Junin, elevation 4,101 m (13,455 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.6 (54.7)	12.3 (54.1)	12.2 (54.0)	12.6 (54.7)	13.0 (55.4)	12.9 (55.2)	12.9 (55.2)	13.5 (56.3)	13.1 (55.6)	13.1 (55.6)	13.6 (56.5)	12.7 (54.9)	12.9 (55.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	2.7 (36.9)	2.8 (37.0)	1.3 (34.3)	−0.3 (31.5)	−2.6 (27.3)	−3.9 (25.0)	−3.3 (26.1)	−1.1 (30.0)	0.4 (32.7)	0.6 (33.1)	1.8 (35.2)	0.1 (32.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	138.7 (5.46)	147.7 (5.81)	121.2 (4.77)	64.9 (2.56)	39.4 (1.55)	14.8 (0.58)	14.2 (0.56)	14.1 (0.56)	40.1 (1.58)	82.4 (3.24)	75.3 (2.96)	136.6 (5.38)	889.4 (35.01)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[3]

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Yauli Province (Junín Region)
^ "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.