Azángaro District, Azángaro
Azángaro District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Azángaro |
| Capital | Azángaro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ruben Pachari Inofuente |
| Area | |
| • Total | 706.13 km2 (272.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,850 m (12,630 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 29,649 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210201 |
Azángaro District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[1]
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 (60.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.82% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Azángaro, elevation 3,857 m (12,654 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) | 16.3 (61.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.1 (62.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 112.5 (4.43) |
97.1 (3.82) |
90.6 (3.57) |
33.1 (1.30) |
7.8 (0.31) |
2.6 (0.10) |
2.1 (0.08) |
8.8 (0.35) |
22.0 (0.87) |
49.0 (1.93) |
53.7 (2.11) |
87.8 (3.46) |
567.1 (22.33) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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.
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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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