Antabamba District

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Antabamba District
Distrito de Antapampa
District
Antabamba District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Antabamba
Capital Antabamba
Government
 •  Mayor Raul Carrasco Ccallme
Area
 • Total
603.76 km2 (233.11 sq mi)
Elevation
3,636 m (11,929 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,343
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030301

Antabamba (in Hispanicized spelling) or Antapampa (Quechua anta copper, pampa plain, "copper plain") is one of the seven districts of the Antabamba Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Antabamba, elevation 3,817 m (12,523 ft)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)17.1
(62.8)		17.0
(62.6)		16.8
(62.2)		17.9
(64.2)		18.7
(65.7)		18.2
(64.8)		17.8
(64.0)		18.5
(65.3)		19.0
(66.2)		20.2
(68.4)		20.2
(68.4)		18.9
(66.0)		18.4
(65.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)11.0
(51.8)		11.0
(51.8)		10.8
(51.4)		10.9
(51.6)		10.3
(50.5)		9.6
(49.3)		9.5
(49.1)		10.5
(50.9)		11.4
(52.5)		12.2
(54.0)		12.5
(54.5)		12.0
(53.6)		11.0
(51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.9
(40.8)		5.0
(41.0)		4.8
(40.6)		3.7
(38.7)		1.9
(35.4)		0.9
(33.6)		1.2
(34.2)		2.4
(36.3)		3.8
(38.8)		4.2
(39.6)		4.8
(40.6)		5.1
(41.2)		3.6
(38.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)208.4
(8.20)		231.0
(9.09)		187.1
(7.37)		56.3
(2.22)		14.4
(0.57)		7.0
(0.28)		6.2
(0.24)		12.4
(0.49)		25.6
(1.01)		45.6
(1.80)		43.4
(1.71)		117.6
(4.63)		955
(37.61)
Source 1: Municipalidad Distrital de Kishuara [4]
Source 2: Plataforma del Estado Peruano (precipitation 1965–2012) [5]

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac 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. ↑ "Estudio Hidrológico Cavira". Municipalidad Distrital de Kishuara. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "INFORME FINAL ESTUDIO DE HIDROLOGIA" (PDF). Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

14°29′13″S73°30′43″W / 14.48694°S 73.51194°W / -14.48694; -73.51194


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