Ayaviri District, Melgar

Ayaviri Ayawiri
District
Ayaviri
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Melgar
Capital	Ayaviri
Government
•  Mayor	Bernardo Natividad Meza Alvarez
Area
• Total	1,013.14 km2 (391.18 sq mi)
Elevation	3,907 m (12,818 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	25,346
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210801

Ayaviri or Ayawiri (Aymara) is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: ^[2]

• Achuqallani
• Chata
• Ch'ulla Rinri
• Kiswarani
• Llallawa
• Llanquni
• Pukarani
• T'ant'ani
• T'aqañawi
• Wallatani
• Wisa Wisa
• Yana Urqu

Climate

Climate data for Ayaviri, elevation 3,941 m (12,930 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.3 (61.3)	16.3 (61.3)	16.4 (61.5)	16.8 (62.2)	17.0 (62.6)	16.3 (61.3)	16.3 (61.3)	17.4 (63.3)	18.6 (65.5)	18.7 (65.7)	19.0 (66.2)	17.8 (64.0)	17.2 (63.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.8 (38.8)	3.8 (38.8)	3.1 (37.6)	0.9 (33.6)	−3.5 (25.7)	−6.3 (20.7)	−6.4 (20.5)	−4.6 (23.7)	−1.0 (30.2)	1.0 (33.8)	2.0 (35.6)	3.2 (37.8)	−0.3 (31.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	135.5 (5.33)	123.5 (4.86)	102.3 (4.03)	40.1 (1.58)	7.2 (0.28)	3.3 (0.13)	2.7 (0.11)	6.9 (0.27)	13.6 (0.54)	45.8 (1.80)	60.1 (2.37)	89.8 (3.54)	630.8 (24.84)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

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 of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
3. "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.

14°52′55″S70°35′24″W / 14.88194°S 70.59000°W / -14.88194; -70.59000