Catacaos

Town in Piura, Peru

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5°15′55″S 80°40′30″W / 5.26528°S 80.67500°W / -5.26528; -80.67500Country

PeruRegionPiuraProvincePiuraDistrictCatacaosGovernment

• MayorJose Luis Martin Muñoz VeraArea

• Total2,565.78 km² (990.65 sq mi)Elevation

28 m (92 ft)Population

(2017)

• Total75,870 • Estimate

(2015)^[1]

70,590 • Density30/km² (77/sq mi)Websitewww.municatacaos.gob.pe/

Catacaos is a town in the Piura Province, Piura Region, Peru. It is known for its gastronomy and crafts (or souvenirs).

The town was severely damaged by flash floods in March 2017 when the Piura River rose by 1.8 m (5.9 ft) and burst its banks.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Catacaos (San Miguel), elevation 24 m (79 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.9 (93.0)	34.6 (94.3)	34.4 (93.9)	32.9 (91.2)	30.7 (87.3)	28.9 (84.0)	28.1 (82.6)	28.3 (82.9)	29.2 (84.6)	29.6 (85.3)	30.4 (86.7)	32.1 (89.8)	31.1 (88.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.2 (70.2)	22.5 (72.5)	22.3 (72.1)	20.7 (69.3)	19.0 (66.2)	17.6 (63.7)	16.6 (61.9)	16.5 (61.7)	16.6 (61.9)	17.1 (62.8)	17.5 (63.5)	19.1 (66.4)	18.9 (66.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	18.1 (0.71)	29.8 (1.17)	49.9 (1.96)	15.3 (0.60)	1.0 (0.04)	0.2 (0.01)	0.1 (0.00)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.00)	0.4 (0.02)	0.5 (0.02)	5.8 (0.23)	121.2 (4.76)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[3]

^ Perú: Población estimada al 30 de junio y tasa de crecimiento de las ciudades capitales, por departamento, 2011 y 2015. Perú: Estimaciones y proyecciones de población total por sexo de las principales ciudades, 2012-2015 (Report). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. March 2012. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
^ "Peru floods: Four killed as Piura bursts its banks". BBC. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^ "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.