Challabamba District

Challabamba Ch'alla Pampa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Paucartambo
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Challabamba
Government
•  Mayor	Prof.Lucio TAPARA MAMANI
Area
• Total	746.56 km2 (288.25 sq mi)
Elevation	2,820 m (9,250 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	9,600
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081103

Challabamba District is one of six districts of the Paucartambo Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qhispi Rumiyuq at 4,059 m (13,317 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Anta Qhawarina
• Aymara
• Chawpi Urqu
• Chuqan Q'asa
• Chuqi Llusk'a
• Churi Muqu
• Ch'illka
• Ch'umpi Qincha
• Kicha Qaqa
• Kimsa Qucha
• Kiswarniyuq Q'asa
• Kuntur Tiyana
• Llalliyuq
• Llamayuq
• Llamachayuq
• Machaqway
• Maranniyuq
• Minas Q'asa
• Niwayuq
• Ñuñu Urqu
• Pacha Urqu
• Pacha Tusa
• Pampa Q'asa
• Paqu Pampa
• Pirqa Q'asa
• Pitu Q'asa
• Pukara
• Punayuq
• P'iti
• P'iti Qucha
• Qaqayuq
• Qucha Qucha
• Qullpa Q'asa
• Qusqu Urqu
• Qhuya P'ukru
• Q'illu Qucha
• Q'illu Q'asa
• Q'isan
• Qisan Q'asa
• Saywa Q'asa
• Sunch'uyuq
• Surayuq
• Tika Pallana
• Ukukuyuq
• Wanaku
• Wisk'achayuq
• Yana Qucha
• Yana Q'asa
• Yana Rumiyuq
• Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.60%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Challabamba, elevation 2,803 m (9,196 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.5 (67.1)	19.4 (66.9)	19.9 (67.8)	20.1 (68.2)	20.4 (68.7)	20.4 (68.7)	20.4 (68.7)	20.0 (68.0)	20.0 (68.0)	19.9 (67.8)	20.4 (68.7)	19.9 (67.8)	20.0 (68.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.0 (50.0)	10.2 (50.4)	9.6 (49.3)	8.2 (46.8)	5.8 (42.4)	4.1 (39.4)	3.3 (37.9)	4.6 (40.3)	6.6 (43.9)	8.2 (46.8)	9.1 (48.4)	9.7 (49.5)	7.5 (45.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	162.7 (6.41)	180.4 (7.10)	136.9 (5.39)	69.0 (2.72)	16.7 (0.66)	12.7 (0.50)	14.8 (0.58)	17.4 (0.69)	19.1 (0.75)	68.9 (2.71)	72.5 (2.85)	132.3 (5.21)	903.4 (35.57)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

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 Paucartambo 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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