Lircay District

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Lircay
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Angaraes
Capital Lircay
Government
 •  Mayor Raul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu
Area
 • Total818.84 km2 (316.16 sq mi)
Elevation
3,278 m (10,755 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total24,551
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090301

Lircay District is one of twelve districts of the Angaraes Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Chuku at 5,058 m (16,594 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 (70.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Lircay (elevation 3,303 m (10,837 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)19.3
(66.7)		18.8
(65.8)		19.0
(66.2)		20.0
(68.0)		20.7
(69.3)		20.4
(68.7)		20.3
(68.5)		20.7
(69.3)		21.0
(69.8)		21.0
(69.8)		21.7
(71.1)		20.1
(68.2)		20.2
(68.5)
Average low °C (°F)6.8
(44.2)		7.1
(44.8)		7.0
(44.6)		5.6
(42.1)		3.3
(37.9)		1.9
(35.4)		1.3
(34.3)		2.3
(36.1)		4.1
(39.4)		5.3
(41.5)		5.4
(41.7)		6.3
(43.3)		4.7
(40.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)142.7
(5.62)		147.3
(5.80)		114.4
(4.50)		54.1
(2.13)		24.8
(0.98)		10.7
(0.42)		14.9
(0.59)		16.4
(0.65)		29.4
(1.16)		51.7
(2.04)		53.2
(2.09)		103.4
(4.07)		763
(30.05)
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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Angaraes Province (Huancavelica Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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