Colquepata District

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Colquepata
Qullqi Pata
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
Capital Colquepata
Government
 •  Mayor Hilario Hancco Flores
Area
 • Total467.68 km2 (180.57 sq mi)
Elevation
3,679 m (12,070 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total10,086
 • 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]

Contents


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 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °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)
Average low °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]

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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 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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