Caicay District

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Caicay
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
Capital Caicay
Government
 •  Mayor Ortencia Cuadros Torres
Area
 • Total110.72 km2 (42.75 sq mi)
Elevation
3,100 m (10,200 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,789
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 081102

Caicay District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru. [1]

Contents

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which flows along the western border of the district. [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 (86.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Caicay (elevation 3,117 m (10,226 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)21.2
(70.2)		21.0
(69.8)		21.3
(70.3)		22.7
(72.9)		22.7
(72.9)		22.5
(72.5)		22.2
(72.0)		22.6
(72.7)		22.6
(72.7)		22.3
(72.1)		22.9
(73.2)		21.6
(70.9)		22.1
(71.9)
Average low °C (°F)8.3
(46.9)		8.7
(47.7)		8.3
(46.9)		6.9
(44.4)		4.3
(39.7)		2.7
(36.9)		2.0
(35.6)		3.6
(38.5)		6.1
(43.0)		7.3
(45.1)		8.1
(46.6)		8.4
(47.1)		6.2
(43.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)108.8
(4.28)		106.9
(4.21)		84.0
(3.31)		25.5
(1.00)		5.5
(0.22)		4.8
(0.19)		5.5
(0.22)		5.5
(0.22)		8.2
(0.32)		35.6
(1.40)		52.4
(2.06)		92.2
(3.63)		534.9
(21.06)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

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 maps of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco 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 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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