Acostambo District

Acostambo Aqus Tampu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Province	Tayacaja
Founded	January 8, 1912
Capital	Acostambo
Government
•  Mayor	Javier Romani Villalba
Area
• Total	168.06 km2 (64.89 sq mi)
Elevation	3,600 m (11,800 ft)
Population  (2017 census)
• Total	4,537
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	090702

Acostambo District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Chikuru Punta at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Chawpi Urqu
• Hatun Pampa
• Inka Pukyu
• Kiswar Q'asa
• Llama Kancha
• Muyu Urqu
• Phiruruyuq
• Saywa

Climate

Climate data for Acostambo, elevation 3,603 m (11,821 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.1 (61.0)	15.9 (60.6)	15.7 (60.3)	16.2 (61.2)	16.5 (61.7)	16.3 (61.3)	16.3 (61.3)	16.5 (61.7)	16.6 (61.9)	16.9 (62.4)	17.5 (63.5)	16.7 (62.1)	16.4 (61.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.2 (39.6)	4.5 (40.1)	4.3 (39.7)	2.5 (36.5)	0.1 (32.2)	−1.7 (28.9)	−2.1 (28.2)	−0.6 (30.9)	1.6 (34.9)	2.9 (37.2)	3.0 (37.4)	3.9 (39.0)	1.9 (35.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	117.8 (4.64)	128.4 (5.06)	103.4 (4.07)	43.9 (1.73)	20.7 (0.81)	9.0 (0.35)	12.2 (0.48)	15.2 (0.60)	37.1 (1.46)	59.2 (2.33)	65.6 (2.58)	104.6 (4.12)	717.1 (28.23)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

See also

• Tampu Mach'ay

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region)
3. "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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