Santa Lucía
District
Alpacas grazing on the plateau west of Lagunillas Lake, Santa Rosa District
Alpacas grazing on the plateau west of Lagunillas Lake, Santa Rosa District
Flag of Santa Lucía
Flag
Coat of arms of Santa Lucía
Coat of arms
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
FoundedApril 17, 1936
CapitalSanta Lucía
Government
 • MayorSalvador Alejo Tunco
Area
 • Total1,595.67 km2 (616.09 sq mi)
Elevation
4,025 m (13,205 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,130
 • Density5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210709

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

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[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 (56.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Santa Lucía (elevation 4,045 m (13,271 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
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

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 map 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.

15°41′44″S 70°36′33″W / 15.69556°S 70.60917°W / -15.69556; -70.60917

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