Colquepata District

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Colquepata
Qullqi Pata
District
Plaza Colquepata, Provincia Paucartambo 04.jpg
Templo Colonial San Jerónimo de Colquepata
Colquepata District
Country Flag of Peru.svg Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Colquepata
Government
 •  Mayor Hilario Hancco Flores
Area
 • Total
467.68 km2 (180.57 sq mi)
Elevation
3,679 m (12,070 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
10,086
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 081104

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

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Luychu Urqu at 4,430 m (14,530 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 (97.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.74 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Colquepata, elevation 3,696 m (12,126 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)15.9
(60.6)		15.8
(60.4)		16.3
(61.3)		16.9
(62.4)		17.4
(63.3)		17.4
(63.3)		17.0
(62.6)		17.4
(63.3)		17.3
(63.1)		17.2
(63.0)		17.5
(63.5)		16.6
(61.9)		16.9
(62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)5.4
(41.7)		5.6
(42.1)		5.4
(41.7)		4.7
(40.5)		3.6
(38.5)		2.4
(36.3)		1.6
(34.9)		2.1
(35.8)		3.4
(38.1)		4.5
(40.1)		5.1
(41.2)		5.4
(41.7)		4.1
(39.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)116.0
(4.57)		106.3
(4.19)		89.7
(3.53)		33.2
(1.31)		12.3
(0.48)		7.0
(0.28)		9.1
(0.36)		11.9
(0.47)		12.7
(0.50)		39.8
(1.57)		43.3
(1.70)		90.4
(3.56)		571.7
(22.52)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

Comunidades

[5]

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.
  5. ↑ Intranett. (s.f.). Centros poblados de Colquepata en Paucartambo. https://www.intranett.info/cusco/paucartambo/colquepata/

13°22′34″S71°40′54″W / 13.3761°S 71.6816°W / -13.3761; -71.6816


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