Arapa District
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Arapa | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Azángaro |
| Capital | Arapa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cesar Gilberto Torres Rosello |
| Area | |
| • Total | 329.85 km2 (127.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,838 m (12,592 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,178 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210203 |
Arapa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[1]
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 (81.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Arapa, elevation 3,837 m (12,589 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) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 2.5 (36.5) | −0.8 (30.6) | −2.8 (27.0) | −2.9 (26.8) | −1.8 (28.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | 2.6 (36.7) | 3.4 (38.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | 1.6 (35.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 118.2 (4.65) | 119.5 (4.70) | 96.0 (3.78) | 42.4 (1.67) | 10.3 (0.41) | 5.1 (0.20) | 3.7 (0.15) | 9.2 (0.36) | 23.1 (0.91) | 53.9 (2.12) | 53.3 (2.10) | 99.6 (3.92) | 634.3 (24.97) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
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.
- ^ 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 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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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
| Huancané | |
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| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
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| Yunguyo | |
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