Salcabamba District
Salcabamba
Sallqa Pampa | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Tayacaja |
| Capital | Salcabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Waldimar Perez Torres |
| Area | |
| • Total | 192.52 km2 (74.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,037 m (9,964 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,415 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090714 |
Salcabamba (from Quechua Sallqa Pampa, meaning "wild plain") is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in the Huancavelica Region) of Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Hatun Wayq'u
- Inka Rumi
- Layan Q'asa
- Lima Lima
- Llant'an Urqu
- Qutu Qutu
- Tiklla Q'asa
- Turi Urqu
- T'asta
- Usnu Pata
- Wamani Marka
- Wayta Pallana
- Yana Qucha
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 (84.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Salcabamba, elevation 3,005 m (9,859 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) | 18.1 (64.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.6 (65.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 107.5 (4.23) |
120.2 (4.73) |
109.2 (4.30) |
40.6 (1.60) |
17.4 (0.69) |
9.3 (0.37) |
10.6 (0.42) |
12.4 (0.49) |
25.9 (1.02) |
56.8 (2.24) |
60.2 (2.37) |
101.6 (4.00) |
671.7 (26.46) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
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 map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac 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 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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| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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