Monsefú

Monsefú 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. Monsefú is also the home of the cumbia groups Grupo 5 and Hermanos Yaipen. Monsefú was elevated to the category of "city" on October 26, 1888.[3][4]

Monsefú
Plaza de Armas of Monsefú
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
The Eternal City of Flowers
Motto(s): 
Entrepreneurial and Laborious
Monsefú
Coordinates: 6°52′40.21″S 79°52′18.72″W
Country Peru
RegionLambayeque
ProvinceChiclayo
DistrictMonsefú
EstablishedOctober 26, 1888
Government
 • MayorManuel Pisfíl Míñope
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total44.94 km2 (17.35 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2015)[1]
23,561
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
Websitewww.munimonsefu.gob.pe

Etymology

The priest Fernando de la Carrera, in his work Arte de la lengua yunga, argues that the word "monsefu" comes from Omænssefæc.

History

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 the hill San Bartolo. Early in the second half of the sixteenth century, they would have been reduced in Callanca, heavy rains and floods in 1578, blighted the crops and affected the population composed of "huacotoledistas". In 1612, the population of Callanca were attacked by a disease. The population was reduced by the disease and survivors after a few years were located in what is now Monsefú.

The headquarters of the Chilean army during the occupation of Peru (1879-1893) was located in Monsefú. Chilean troops entered Monsefú without shooting a single bullet. The commander in chief of the invader, Gen. Patricio Lynch, acted as a major of the city. During his tenure, he improved the sanitation system, organized a garbage collection service, built the first sewage system and reorganized the whole administration. Historians concur that Gen. Lynch was probably the best authority of Monsefú at that time.

The town of Monsefú was created at the time of Independence by the Liberator Simon Bolivar.

Climate

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
Average high °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)
Average low °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[5]
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References
  1. 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.
  2. (in Spanish) Municipalidad Distrital de Monsefú. Municipalidad Distrital de Monsefú. Retrieved March 18, 2008
  3. Crumrine, N. Ross; E. Alan Morinis (1991). Pilgrimage in Latin America. Greenwood. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-313-26110-7.
  4. Rachowiecki, Rob; Charlotte Beech (2004). Peru. Lonely Planet. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-74059-209-3.
  5. climate-data.org (ed.). "Climate: Monsefú". Retrieved March 7, 2019.

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