Caicay
District
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvincePaucartambo
CapitalCaicay
Government
 • MayorOrtencia Cuadros Torres
Area
 • Total110.72 km2 (42.75 sq mi)
Elevation
3,100 m (10,200 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,789
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081102

Caicay District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru.[1]

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which flows along the western border of the district.[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Caicay (elevation 3,117 m (10,226 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21.3
(70.3)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.9
(73.2)		 21.6
(70.9)		 22.1
(71.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.3
(46.9)		 8.7
(47.7)		 8.3
(46.9)		 6.9
(44.4)		 4.3
(39.7)		 2.7
(36.9)		 2.0
(35.6)		 3.6
(38.5)		 6.1
(43.0)		 7.3
(45.1)		 8.1
(46.6)		 8.4
(47.1)		 6.2
(43.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 108.8
(4.28)		 106.9
(4.21)		 84.0
(3.31)		 25.5
(1.00)		 5.5
(0.22)		 4.8
(0.19)		 5.5
(0.22)		 5.5
(0.22)		 8.2
(0.32)		 35.6
(1.40)		 52.4
(2.06)		 92.2
(3.63)		 534.9
(21.06)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ "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.

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