Amantaní District
Amantani | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Puno |
| Founded | April 9, 1965 |
| Capital | Amantani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelino Yucra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,854 m (12,644 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,255 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210102 |
| Website | muniamantani.gob.pe[permanent dead link] |
Amantani[1] is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno region, Peru.[2]
History[edit]
Amantani District was created by Law on April 9, 1965, in Fernando Belaúnde term.
Ethnic groups[edit]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Isla Taquile (elevation 3,837 m (12,589 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 215.9 (8.50) |
205.5 (8.09) |
174.3 (6.86) |
66.8 (2.63) |
12.8 (0.50) |
6.6 (0.26) |
10.2 (0.40) |
12.8 (0.50) |
33.9 (1.33) |
47.6 (1.87) |
54.6 (2.15) |
112.6 (4.43) |
953.6 (37.52) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
Mayors[edit]
- 2011-2014: Marcelino Yucra Pacompia.
- 2007-2010: Adrián Severo Yanarico Cari.
Festivities[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ munamantani.gob.pe Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine Municipalidad distrital de Amantani (official website)
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved March 19, 2008. Archived May 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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.
External links[edit]
- (in Spanish) Official district web site[permanent dead link]
- (in Spanish) INEI Peru
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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
| Huancané | |
| Lampa | |
| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
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