Monsefú
Monsefú
San Pedro de Monsefú | |
|---|---|
 Plaza de Armas of Monsefú | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Eternal City of Flowers | |
| Motto(s): Entrepreneurial and Laborious | |
  Monsefú | |
| Coordinates: 6°52′40.21″S 79°52′18.72″W / 6.8778361°S 79.8718667°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Lambayeque |
| Province | Chiclayo |
| District | Monsefú |
| Elevated to city | October 26, 1888 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erwin Huertas Uceda (2022-2026) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.94 km2 (17.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2015)[1] | 23,561 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| Website | www.munimonsefu.gob.pe |
Monsefú (Colonial Mochica: Omænssefæc) is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the Monsefú district in the Chiclayo Province that is part of the Lambayeque Region. It is renowned for its food and handicrafts, which are on display at the annual FEXTICUM festival,[2] named in 1973 by Professor Limberg Chero Ballena and held in July during Fiestas Patrias.[3] Monsefú is also the home of cumbia groups Grupo 5 and Hermanos Yaipen. Monsefú was elevated to the category of "city" on October 26, 1888.[4][5]
Etymology[edit]
Spanish priest Fernando de la Carrera, in his work Arte de la lengua yunga (1644), argues that the word "monsefu" comes from Omænssefæc, meaning "God punishes the one who offends the earth".[6]
History[edit]
Before the arrival of the Spanish, Monsefú would have been part of the chieftainship of Cinto, with the name of Chuspo, whose main center have been located in the vicinity of San Bartolo hill.[7] In 1578, heavy rains and floods blighted the crops and in 1612, the area was ravaged by a disease. The population was reduced by the disease and survivors after a few years were located in what is now Monsefú.[8]
In the early 1880s, the Chilean Army, under the command of Patricio Lynch, occupied the area and its surroundings during the War of the Pacific, where infrastructure was built by the Chilean authorities for both the locals and the troops' use, with the latter residing in a barracks.[9] After the war, the town was elevated to city level on October 26, 1888 at the request of deputy Manuel María Izaga, under the presidency of Andrés Avelino Cáceres.[8]
Climate[edit]
It has a varied semitropical temperature, since part of its territory is on the shore of the sea, and another is located in the valley of the Reque River.
| Climate data for Monsefú | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31 (88) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19 (66) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19 (66) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
2.0 (0.08) |
7.0 (0.28) |
2.0 (0.08) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.0 (0.04) |
1.0 (0.04) |
1.0 (0.04) |
1.4 (0.06) |
| Source: climate-data.org[10] | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Monsefú. Municipalidad Distrital de Monsefú. Retrieved March 18, 2008
- ^ "FEXTICUM, 40 años - Entrevista al Prof. Limberg Chero Ballena (28/07/2013)". FEXTICUM. 2022-07-04.
- ^ Crumrine, N. Ross; E. Alan Morinis (1991). Pilgrimage in Latin America. Greenwood. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-313-26110-7.
- ^ Rachowiecki, Rob; Charlotte Beech (2004). Peru. Lonely Planet. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-74059-209-3.
- ^ "El Distrito de Monsefú". CIUDAD DE CHICLAYO. 2017.
- ^ Vallejo, Jorge (2014-10-26). "MONSEFU: UNA MIRADA A LA HISTORIA LOCAL EN TIEMPOS DE FIESTA". Blog PUCP.
- ^ a b "HISTORIA". Municipalidad de Monsefú.
- ^ Lynch, Patricio (1883). Segunda memoria que el Contra-Almirante D. Patricio Lynch, Jeneral en Jefe del Ejército de operaciones en el norte del Perú presenta al supremo gobierno de Chile (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Lima: Imp. de la Merced, P. Bacigalupi & Cᵃ Unión. pp. CCLXIX, CCLXIII, CCLXV.
- ^ climate-data.org (ed.). "Climate: Monsefú". Retrieved March 7, 2019.
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Monsefú