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Talara
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| Country | Peru | ||
| Region | Piura | ||
| Province | Talara | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Democracy | ||
| • Mayor | José Alfredo Vitonera Infante | ||
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 101,674 | ||
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| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | PET (UTC-5) | ||
| Website | www.munitalara.gob.pe | ||
Talara is a city in the Talara Province of the Piura Region, in northwestern Peru. It is a port city on the Pacific Ocean with a population of 103,200 as of 2005. Its climate is hot and dry. Due to its oil reserves, and ability to produce aviation fuel, Talara hosted a United States air base during World War II. Talara is also home to a large fishing fleet. The city is served by the Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias International Airport.
Talara is the westernmost city in all of mainland South America. (A small outlying town, Seccion Dieciocho, is situated slightly further west, and just beyond there, the land itself reaches its westernmost extent at Punta Pariñas.) Talara and some neighbouring cities (Piura and Amotape) served as backdrop for the short novel 'Who Killed Palomino Molero?' by Mario Vargas Llosa.
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In 1912 Alfred J Foster was one of the main engineers in charge of building the Port and Oil Refinery. At this time Talara was just a small fishing village. His wife Susanna Foster followed him to this remote village and a book has been written from her journals. Alfred Foster died in Talara on the 2nd April 1917
| Climate data for Talara | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29 (85) |
31 (87) |
31 (87) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
26 (78) |
24 (76) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
26 (78) |
28 (82) |
27.0 (80.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22 (71) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (71) |
20 (68) |
18 (65) |
17 (63) |
17 (62) |
17 (62) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
19 (67) |
19.4 (66.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) |
8 (0.3) |
13 (0.5) |
3 (0.1) |
8 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
38 (1.5) |
| Source: Weatherbase [1] | |||||||||||||
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