Chilcayoc District

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Chilcayoc
Ch'illkayuq
District
Location of the district Chilcayoc in Sucre.svg
Location of Chilcayoc in the Sucre province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Sucre
FoundedMarch 20, 1928
Capital Chilcayoc
Subdivisions 9 populated places
Area
 • Total
33.06 km2 (12.76 sq mi)
Elevation
3,373 m (11,066 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
677
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050904

Chilcayoc (in Hispanicized spelling) or Ch'illkayuq (Quechua ch'illka baccharis, [1] -yuq a suffix to indicate possession, "the one that has got baccharis" or "the one with baccharis") is the smallest of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

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Population

The population of Chilcayoc is 677 people, 324 men and 353 women. [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 (86.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are: [2]

Climate

Climate data for Chilcayoc, elevation 3,395 m (11,138 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)19.6
(67.3)		19.0
(66.2)		18.8
(65.8)		19.3
(66.7)		19.6
(67.3)		19.3
(66.7)		19.1
(66.4)		20.3
(68.5)		20.7
(69.3)		21.5
(70.7)		22.2
(72.0)		20.5
(68.9)		20.0
(68.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)6.6
(43.9)		6.5
(43.7)		6.2
(43.2)		5.3
(41.5)		3.6
(38.5)		2.9
(37.2)		2.6
(36.7)		3.7
(38.7)		5.5
(41.9)		6.1
(43.0)		6.3
(43.3)		6.7
(44.1)		5.2
(41.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)204.3
(8.04)		220.7
(8.69)		193.8
(7.63)		85.7
(3.37)		26.3
(1.04)		11.8
(0.46)		17.8
(0.70)		18.9
(0.74)		34.9
(1.37)		78.0
(3.07)		76.6
(3.02)		135.0
(5.31)		1,103.8
(43.44)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005: ch'illka - s. Bot. (Bacharis molino. Bacharis polyantha kunth).
  2. 1 2 INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  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 6 November 2023.

14°41′38″S74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417


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