Acomayo District

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Acomayo
Aqumayu
District
Acomayo District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Acomayo
Capital Acomayo
Government
 •  Mayor Moises Ramos Villares
Area
 • Total
141.27 km2 (54.54 sq mi)
Elevation
3,207 m (10,522 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
5,062
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080201

Acomayo or Aqumayu (Quechua aqu sand, mayu river, "sand river") is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.18% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Climate

Climate data for Acomayo, elevation 3,212 m (10,538 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)20.4
(68.7)		20.2
(68.4)		20.3
(68.5)		20.9
(69.6)		21.1
(70.0)		20.8
(69.4)		20.7
(69.3)		21.7
(71.1)		22.2
(72.0)		22.5
(72.5)		22.6
(72.7)		21.3
(70.3)		21.2
(70.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)8.4
(47.1)		8.3
(46.9)		8.1
(46.6)		6.5
(43.7)		3.4
(38.1)		1.4
(34.5)		1.1
(34.0)		2.9
(37.2)		5.4
(41.7)		7.1
(44.8)		7.6
(45.7)		8.0
(46.4)		5.7
(42.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)160.0
(6.30)		146.7
(5.78)		126.7
(4.99)		50.4
(1.98)		6.3
(0.25)		3.2
(0.13)		4.0
(0.16)		6.9
(0.27)		15.1
(0.59)		47.0
(1.85)		70.1
(2.76)		120.8
(4.76)		757.2
(29.82)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

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. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
  3. ↑ "Normales Climaticás 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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