Crucero District

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Crucero
District
Crucero District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
Capital Crucero
Government
 •  Mayor Alwin Saturnino Cutipa Mamani
Area
 • Total
836.37 km2 (322.92 sq mi)
Elevation
4,124 m (13,530 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
8,761
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210306
Flag of Crucero District Bandera de Crucero.png
Flag of Crucero District

Crucero District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ariquma at approximately 5,350 m (17,550 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 (75.80%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.89% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Crucero, elevation 4,128 m (13,543 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)14.7
(58.5)		14.6
(58.3)		14.3
(57.7)		14.7
(58.5)		15.0
(59.0)		14.8
(58.6)		14.6
(58.3)		15.1
(59.2)		15.0
(59.0)		15.2
(59.4)		15.6
(60.1)		14.8
(58.6)		14.9
(58.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)2.4
(36.3)		2.5
(36.5)		1.5
(34.7)		−0.7
(30.7)		−5.0
(23.0)		−8.2
(17.2)		−9.5
(14.9)		−8.1
(17.4)		−4.0
(24.8)		−0.6
(30.9)		0.1
(32.2)		1.5
(34.7)		−2.3
(27.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)128.4
(5.06)		114.6
(4.51)		95.7
(3.77)		36.8
(1.45)		13.6
(0.54)		5.7
(0.22)		4.2
(0.17)		11.7
(0.46)		22.2
(0.87)		47.8
(1.88)		64.0
(2.52)		94.5
(3.72)		639.2
(25.17)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

See also

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 Crucero 2 and Putina Province (Puno 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 Climáticas 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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