Pisacoma District
Pisacoma P'isaq Uma | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Chucuito |
Capital | Pisacoma |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nestor Jaime Chino Coaquira |
Area | |
• Total | 959.34 km2 (370.40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,915 m (12,844 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,086 |
• Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210405 |
Pisacoma (from Aymara P'isaq Uma) is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]One of the highest elevations of the district is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Arichuwa
- Atapalluni
- Chuqi Ch'iwani
- Jach'a Nasa
- Janq'u Qalani
- Jilarata
- Jisk'a Wallata
- Kiwuri
- K'ara K'arani
- K'uchuni
- Misani
- Payrumani
- Pichaqani
- Qutaña
- Q'iruni
- Tanka
- Timillu Nasa
- Wallata Awki
- Llallawa
- Qarwa P'iq'iña
- Qawra Qullu
- Wila Kunka
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (51.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Pisacoma, elevation 3,930 m (12,890 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) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 17.3 (63.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) | 3.5 (38.3) | 2.5 (36.5) | −0.2 (31.6) | −4.3 (24.3) | −6.0 (21.2) | −6.1 (21.0) | −4.6 (23.7) | −2.8 (27.0) | −0.8 (30.6) | 0.6 (33.1) | 2.4 (36.3) | −1.0 (30.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 148.6 (5.85) | 137.2 (5.40) | 79.7 (3.14) | 21.7 (0.85) | 3.9 (0.15) | 5.4 (0.21) | 4.4 (0.17) | 9.1 (0.36) | 10.8 (0.43) | 19.5 (0.77) | 25.8 (1.02) | 91.1 (3.59) | 557.2 (21.94) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Chucuito Province, Puno Region
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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.