Humay District

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Humay
District
Atacamite-Gypsum-224921.jpg
Atacamite needles enclosed in clear Gypsum, Lily Mine
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ica
Province Pisco
FoundedJune 25, 1855
Capital Humay
Government
 •  Mayor Claudio Pillaca Cajamarca
Area
 • Total1,112.96 km2 (429.72 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total5,499
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 110503

Humay District is one of eight districts of the province Pisco in Peru. [1]

Contents

The Lily Mine, about 40 km (25 mi) east of Pisco, Peru, is a well-known producer of mineral specimens for collectors, and rough material for decorative stone-carving. [2]

Climate

Climate data for Hacienda Bernales (elevation 293 m (961 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)28.7
(83.7)		29.8
(85.6)		29.7
(85.5)		28.5
(83.3)		25.8
(78.4)		23.0
(73.4)		22.2
(72.0)		22.1
(71.8)		23.5
(74.3)		24.7
(76.5)		25.3
(77.5)		26.9
(80.4)		25.9
(78.5)
Average low °C (°F)18.7
(65.7)		19.4
(66.9)		19.0
(66.2)		17.0
(62.6)		14.3
(57.7)		12.8
(55.0)		12.0
(53.6)		11.9
(53.4)		12.5
(54.5)		13.4
(56.1)		14.4
(57.9)		16.6
(61.9)		15.2
(59.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)0.8
(0.03)		0.8
(0.03)		0.5
(0.02)		0
(0)		0.1
(0.00)		0.6
(0.02)		0.2
(0.01)		0.2
(0.01)		0.1
(0.00)		0.1
(0.00)		0.1
(0.00)		0.1
(0.00)		3.6
(0.12)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

See also

List of mines in Peru

Zinc mining

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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. ↑ Lily Mine at Mindat.org
  3. ↑ "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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