Pucará District, Lampa
District in Puno, Peru
Pucará Pukara | |
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District | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Lampa |
Capital | Pucará |
Government | |
• Mayor | Leonardo Arpi Inofuente |
Area | |
• Total | 537.6 km2 (207.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,860 m (12,660 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 5,306 |
• Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210708 |
Pucará District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Qullqi at 4,916 m (16,129 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Awkisa
- Ch'uwañuma
- Hatun Yana
- Japuni
- Jayuni
- Kiswarani
- Kuntur Wasi
- Llallawa
- Puka Tika
- Quchapata
- Qullqi Q'awa
- Q'ala Qhata
- Sapan Quta
- Saywa
- Sura Qutaña
- Tampu Tira
- Wiraquchani
- Yana Kunka
- Yuraq Apachita
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
Climate data for Pucará, elevation 3,877 m (12,720 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 17.7 (63.9) | 17.2 (62.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 3.6 (38.5) | 1.2 (34.2) | −3.6 (25.5) | −6.8 (19.8) | −6.9 (19.6) | −5.2 (22.6) | −1.5 (29.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.4 (38.1) | −0.3 (31.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 143.2 (5.64) | 131.8 (5.19) | 114.6 (4.51) | 45.2 (1.78) | 9.2 (0.36) | 4.5 (0.18) | 3.8 (0.15) | 9.0 (0.35) | 17.9 (0.70) | 53.2 (2.09) | 57.0 (2.24) | 112.7 (4.44) | 702.1 (27.63) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lampa Province, Puno Region
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
- ^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
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