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Acomayo District

Coordinates: 13°55′08″S 71°41′06″W / 13.91889°S 71.68500°W / -13.91889; -71.68500
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Acomayo
Aqumayu
Map
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceAcomayo
CapitalAcomayo
Government
 • MayorMoises Ramos Villares
Area
 • Total141.27 km2 (54.54 sq mi)
Elevation
3,207 m (10,522 ft)
Population
 • Total5,062
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080201

Acomayo or Aqumayu (Quechua aqu sand, mayu river, "sand river") is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.18% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Acomayo, elevation 3,212 m (10,538 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)
20.2
(68.4)
20.3
(68.5)
20.9
(69.6)
21.1
(70.0)
20.8
(69.4)
20.7
(69.3)
21.7
(71.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
21.3
(70.3)
21.2
(70.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
8.3
(46.9)
8.1
(46.6)
6.5
(43.7)
3.4
(38.1)
1.4
(34.5)
1.1
(34.0)
2.9
(37.2)
5.4
(41.7)
7.1
(44.8)
7.6
(45.7)
8.0
(46.4)
5.7
(42.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 160.0
(6.30)
146.7
(5.78)
126.7
(4.99)
50.4
(1.98)
6.3
(0.25)
3.2
(0.13)
4.0
(0.16)
6.9
(0.27)
15.1
(0.59)
47.0
(1.85)
70.1
(2.76)
120.8
(4.76)
757.2
(29.82)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
  3. ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

13°55′08″S 71°41′06″W / 13.91889°S 71.68500°W / -13.91889; -71.68500