Lircay | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Angaraes |
Capital | Lircay |
Government | |
• Mayor | Raul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu |
Area | |
• Total | 818.84 km2 (316.16 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,278 m (10,755 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,551 |
• Density | 30/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]
One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Chuku at 5,058 m (16,594 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]
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 data for Lircay (elevation 3,303 m (10,837 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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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