Pucará
Pukara
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
CapitalPucará
Government
 • MayorLeonardo Arpi Inofuente
Area
 • Total537.6 km2 (207.6 sq mi)
Elevation
3,860 m (12,660 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total5,306
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210708

Pucará District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qullqi at 4,916 m (16,129 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Awkisa
  • Ch'uwañuma
  • Hatun Yana
  • Japuni
  • Jayuni
  • Kiswarani
  • Kuntur Wasi
  • Llallawa
  • Puka Tika
  • Quchapata
  • Qullqi Q'awa
  • Q'ala Qhata
  • Sapan Quta
  • Saywa
  • Sura Qutaña
  • Tampu Tira
  • Wiraquchani
  • Yana Kunka
  • Yuraq Apachita

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Pucará (elevation 3,877 m (12,720 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7)		 16.3
(61.3)		 16.5
(61.7)		 16.8
(62.2)		 16.9
(62.4)		 16.3
(61.3)		 16.3
(61.3)		 17.3
(63.1)		 18.2
(64.8)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.9
(66.0)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.2
(62.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)		 4.6
(40.3)		 3.6
(38.5)		 1.2
(34.2)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 −5.2
(22.6)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 0.9
(33.6)		 2.0
(35.6)		 3.4
(38.1)		 −0.3
(31.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 143.2
(5.64)		 131.8
(5.19)		 114.6
(4.51)		 45.2
(1.78)		 9.2
(0.36)		 4.5
(0.18)		 3.8
(0.15)		 9.0
(0.35)		 17.9
(0.70)		 53.2
(2.09)		 57.0
(2.24)		 112.7
(4.44)		 702.1
(27.63)
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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lampa Province, Puno Region
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ "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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