Santa Lucía District, Lampa
District in Puno, Peru
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(2005 census)
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]
- Allqamarini
- Anka Wachana
- Awallani
- Hatun Q'asa
- Iru Parki
- Jayu Laqhi
- Jichu Qullu
- Kuntur Puñuna
- Kuntur Uma
- Kuntur Umaña
- Kunturini
- Lluqu
- Mamañawi
- Pirwani
- Puka Punchu
- Puka Salla
- Pukara
- Putusillu
- Phisqa Tira
- Qaqinkurani
- Qina Qutu
- Q'atawini
- Q'iru Pata
- Q'iwiri
- Silla Pata
- Tarujani
- Tisña Quta
- T'ula Uqhu
- Uturunqani
- Wankara
- Wanqarani
- Wiqu Qullu
- Yana Qaqa
- Yanawara
- Yaritani
- Yuraq Qaqa
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) | |||||||||||||
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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
- Lagunillas Lake
- Suyt'uqucha
References
- ^ (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 map of the Lampa 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.
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