Ccatca District

Ccatca
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Quispicanchi
Capital	Ccatca
Government
•  Mayor	Pedro Illanes Páucar
Area
• Total	307.72 km2 (118.81 sq mi)
Elevation	3,675 m (12,057 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	13,841
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081205

The Ccatca District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Ccatca.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Luychu Urqu at 4,430 m (14,530 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[1]

• Antay Marka
• Inti Qhawarina
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Luychu Muqu
• Misa Pata
• Pukara
• Qinqu Rumiyuq
• Qullpa Tira
• Saksay Waman
• Takina Urqu
• Tinki Muqu
• T'uquyuq
• Uturunku
• Wisk'achani
• Yuraq Kancha
• Yuraq Unuyuq

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.00% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Ccatca, elevation 3,681 m (12,077 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	14.6 (58.3)	14.4 (57.9)	14.5 (58.1)	15.2 (59.4)	16.1 (61.0)	15.7 (60.3)	15.3 (59.5)	15.6 (60.1)	15.7 (60.3)	16.1 (61.0)	16.3 (61.3)	15.3 (59.5)	15.4 (59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.2 (39.6)	4.2 (39.6)	3.9 (39.0)	2.4 (36.3)	−0.5 (31.1)	−2.1 (28.2)	−2.7 (27.1)	−1.5 (29.3)	0.9 (33.6)	2.7 (36.9)	3.4 (38.1)	3.9 (39.0)	1.6 (34.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	131.8 (5.19)	134.8 (5.31)	105.6 (4.16)	29.8 (1.17)	6.7 (0.26)	6.1 (0.24)	6.0 (0.24)	10.0 (0.39)	14.3 (0.56)	42.2 (1.66)	64.9 (2.56)	114.3 (4.50)	666.5 (26.24)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

See also

• Pachamama Raymi

References

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province and the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
2. 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)
3. "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.

• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on November 1, 2007.

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