Cuyocuyo District
District in Puno, Peru
Cuyocuyo | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Sandia |
Founded | May 2, 1854 |
Capital | Cuyocuyo |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zacarias Santamaria Paye |
Area | |
• Total | 503.91 km2 (194.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,450 m (11,320 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 8,062 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 211202 |
Cuyocuyo District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurwari at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]
- Ch'uwaña
- Janq'u Uma
- Kuntur Ikiña
- Kunturini
- Machu Llaqta
- Maran Sarani
- Pirwani
- P'ujru
- Qurwari
- Saywa
- Sura Pata
- Tikani
- Utkhuqaqa
- Wilaquta
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
Climate
Climate data for Cuyocuyo, elevation 3,414 m (11,201 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.4 (57.9) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.1 (57.4) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.2 (57.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 13.9 (57.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | 4.3 (39.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | 2.4 (36.3) | 2.4 (36.3) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.8 (38.8) | 4.7 (40.5) | 5.3 (41.5) | 5.5 (41.9) | 4.3 (39.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 132.4 (5.21) | 125.9 (4.96) | 95.3 (3.75) | 47.6 (1.87) | 19.9 (0.78) | 9.5 (0.37) | 13.6 (0.54) | 21.4 (0.84) | 32.2 (1.27) | 54.0 (2.13) | 52.8 (2.08) | 90.5 (3.56) | 695.1 (27.36) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru (precipitation 1991−2020)[5][6] |
See also
- Sayt'uqucha
References
- ^ (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 Putina Province (Puno Region)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Sandia Province, Puno 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 Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "anexos atlas climatico" (PDF). National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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