Luricocha District
Luricocha
Luriqucha | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Huanta |
| Capital | Luricocha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Americo Paulino Ludeña Tello |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.04 km2 (50.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,580 m (8,460 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,782 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050405 |
Luricocha District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. The majority of the population (65.24%) learnt to speak Quechua in child. 34.44% of the residents' native language is Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Huanta, Luricocha, elevation 2,485 m (8,153 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) | 26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 108.4 (4.27) |
88.2 (3.47) |
47.9 (1.89) |
23.3 (0.92) |
7.2 (0.28) |
1.9 (0.07) |
3.6 (0.14) |
8.4 (0.33) |
8.4 (0.33) |
27.5 (1.08) |
39.0 (1.54) |
88.4 (3.48) |
452.2 (17.8) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
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.
- ^ 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 Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
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