Chavín de Huantar District
Chavín de Huántar | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Huari |
Capital | Chavín de Huántar |
Government | |
• Mayor | Justino Zenon Montes Colcas |
Area | |
• Total | 434.13 km2 (167.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,137 m (10,292 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,694 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021004 |
Chavín de Huántar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[2]
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 (82.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Chavín, elevation 2,985 m (9,793 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) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.0 (69.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 9.1 (48.4) | 8.9 (48.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 6.5 (43.7) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.1 (44.8) | 8.2 (46.8) | 8.5 (47.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 8.0 (46.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97.6 (3.84) | 103.7 (4.08) | 120.6 (4.75) | 70.9 (2.79) | 26.2 (1.03) | 9.0 (0.35) | 5.4 (0.21) | 8.8 (0.35) | 29.3 (1.15) | 66.8 (2.63) | 70.8 (2.79) | 91.1 (3.59) | 700.2 (27.56) |
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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash 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 Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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