Colquepata District
Appearance
Colquepata Qullqi Pata | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Paucartambo |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Colquepata |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hilario Hancco Flores |
Area | |
• Total | 467.68 km2 (180.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,679 m (12,070 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,086 |
• Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 081104 |
The Colquepata District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the district is Luychu Urqu at 4,430 m (14,530 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Chillawa
- Chupa Kancha
- Chuqllu Urqu
- Hatun Paqu Urqu
- Hatun Urqu
- Hatun Wayllarani
- Ichhuyuq
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Kusa Rumiyuq
- Llama Kunka
- Misa Rumiyuq
- Pata Kancha
- Pikchu
- Qullpa Qhata
- Qullpa Q'asa
- Qullqi Urquna
- Qullqiri
- Quncha Pallana
- Q'illu Unuyuq
- Raqch'i Raqch'iyuq
- Rumi Q'asa
- Runku Tawqa
- Suni Urqu
- Suysuwa
- Taruka Marka
- Waka Kancha
- Wankarani
- Waqutu
- Waqutuyuq
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 (97.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.74 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Colquepata, elevation 3,696 m (12,126 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) | 15.9 (60.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 116.0 (4.57) |
106.3 (4.19) |
89.7 (3.53) |
33.2 (1.31) |
12.3 (0.48) |
7.0 (0.28) |
9.1 (0.36) |
11.9 (0.47) |
12.7 (0.50) |
39.8 (1.57) |
43.3 (1.70) |
90.4 (3.56) |
571.7 (22.52) |
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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ 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 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.