Colcabamba District, Tayacaja

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Colcabamba
Qullqa Pampa
District
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Campo Armiño, Colcabamba District
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Coat of arms
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Location of Colcabamba in the Tayacaja province
Coordinates: 12°24.5′S74°40.6′W / 12.4083°S 74.6767°W / -12.4083; -74.6767
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Capital Colcabamba
Government
 •  Mayor Augusto Maravi Romani
Area
 • Total598.12 km2 (230.94 sq mi)
Elevation
2,979 m (9,774 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total21,593
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090705

Colcabamba (from Quechua: Qullqa Pampa, meaning "deposit plain") is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Atuq Punta at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [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 (76.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Colcabamba (elevation 3,019 m (9,905 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)18.1
(64.6)		17.6
(63.7)		17.7
(63.9)		18.4
(65.1)		19.0
(66.2)		18.8
(65.8)		18.6
(65.5)		19.5
(67.1)		19.4
(66.9)		19.8
(67.6)		20.3
(68.5)		18.2
(64.8)		18.8
(65.8)
Average low °C (°F)9.2
(48.6)		9.4
(48.9)		9.3
(48.7)		8.6
(47.5)		7.8
(46.0)		7.0
(44.6)		6.3
(43.3)		7.0
(44.6)		8.2
(46.8)		8.7
(47.7)		9.3
(48.7)		9.3
(48.7)		8.3
(47.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)174.7
(6.88)		170.5
(6.71)		152.5
(6.00)		57.4
(2.26)		22.7
(0.89)		14.6
(0.57)		13.4
(0.53)		16.4
(0.65)		34.6
(1.36)		72.0
(2.83)		65.5
(2.58)		125.4
(4.94)		919.7
(36.2)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

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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 map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region) 2017
  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.


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