Ananea District

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Ananea
Ananiya distritu
District
La Rinconada Peru.jpg
La Rinconada with Awchita in the background
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province San Antonio de Putina
FoundedMay 2, 1854
Capital Ananea
Government
 •  Mayor Samuel Chambi Sánchez
Area
 • Total939.56 km2 (362.77 sq mi)
Elevation
4,660 m (15,290 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total19,132
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 211002

Ananea District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Palumani at 5,723 m (18,776 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below: [2]

History

Ananea District was created on May 2, 1854.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Ananea (elevation 4,660 m (15,290 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)9.9
(49.8)		10.1
(50.2)		10.3
(50.5)		10.7
(51.3)		11.0
(51.8)		10.9
(51.6)		10.5
(50.9)		10.9
(51.6)		10.7
(51.3)		10.8
(51.4)		11.2
(52.2)		10.3
(50.5)		10.6
(51.1)
Average low °C (°F)−0.6
(30.9)		−0.6
(30.9)		−1.0
(30.2)		−1.4
(29.5)		−2.2
(28.0)		−3.4
(25.9)		−4.0
(24.8)		−3.8
(25.2)		−3.0
(26.6)		−1.9
(28.6)		−1.4
(29.5)		−0.8
(30.6)		−2.0
(28.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)126.0
(4.96)		101.7
(4.00)		90.2
(3.55)		43.4
(1.71)		14.3
(0.56)		6.9
(0.27)		6.3
(0.25)		11.9
(0.47)		21.9
(0.86)		45.3
(1.78)		56.7
(2.23)		86.5
(3.41)		611.1
(24.05)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

Mayors

Festivities

See also

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ "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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