Pucará District, Lampa
Pucará
Pukara | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| 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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Climate data for Pucará (elevation 3,877 m (12,720 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ (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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| Carabaya | |
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| El Collao | |
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| Lampa | |
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| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
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| Yunguyo | |
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