Santa Lucía District, Lampa
Santa Lucía | |
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.jpg) Alpacas grazing on the plateau west of Lagunillas Lake, Santa Rosa District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Lampa |
| Founded | April 17, 1936 |
| Capital | Santa Lucía |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Salvador Alejo Tunco |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,595.67 km2 (616.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,025 m (13,205 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,130 |
| • Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210709 |
Santa Lucía District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Allqamarini
- Anka Wachana
- Awallani
- Hatun Q'asa
- Iru Parki
- Jayu Laqhi
- Jichu Qullu
- Kuntur Puñuna
- Kuntur Uma
- Kuntur Umaña
- Kunturini
- Lluqu
- Mamañawi
- Pirwani
- Puka Punchu
- Puka Salla
- Pukara
- Putusillu
- Phisqa Tira
- Qaqinkurani
- Qina Qutu
- Q'atawini
- Q'iru Pata
- Q'iwiri
- Silla Pata
- Tarujani
- Tisña Quta
- T'ula Uqhu
- Uturunqani
- Wankara
- Wanqarani
- Wiqu Qullu
- Yana Qaqa
- Yanawara
- Yaritani
- Yuraq Qaqa
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 (56.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Santa Lucía, elevation 4,045 m (13,271 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) | 15.8 (60.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 113.6 (4.47) |
108.6 (4.28) |
73.9 (2.91) |
25.3 (1.00) |
3.5 (0.14) |
1.3 (0.05) |
5.1 (0.20) |
2.8 (0.11) |
4.4 (0.17) |
11.7 (0.46) |
37.4 (1.47) |
93.5 (3.68) |
481.1 (18.94) |
| 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno 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 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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| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
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| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
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