Macusani District

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Macusani
District
Nevado Allincapac.jpg
Allin Qhapaq, Macusani District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
Capital Macusani
Government
 •  Mayor Nancy Rossel Angles
Area
 • Total1,029.56 km2 (397.52 sq mi)
Elevation
4,315 m (14,157 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total10,950
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210301

Macusani District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru. [1] Its seat is Macusani.

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Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range lies northeast of Macusani. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at 5,805 m (19,045 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2] [3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [4]

Climate

Climate data for Macusani (elevation 4,363 m (14,314 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)11.0
(51.8)		11.1
(52.0)		11.3
(52.3)		11.7
(53.1)		12.3
(54.1)		11.9
(53.4)		11.6
(52.9)		12.2
(54.0)		12.3
(54.1)		12.4
(54.3)		12.7
(54.9)		11.6
(52.9)		11.8
(53.3)
Average low °C (°F)1.2
(34.2)		1.4
(34.5)		1.0
(33.8)		−0.5
(31.1)		−4.0
(24.8)		−6.9
(19.6)		−8.0
(17.6)		−7.0
(19.4)		−3.7
(25.3)		−1.2
(29.8)		−0.2
(31.6)		0.7
(33.3)		−2.3
(27.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)135.7
(5.34)		116.8
(4.60)		101.0
(3.98)		38.4
(1.51)		10.2
(0.40)		3.6
(0.14)		3.8
(0.15)		7.3
(0.29)		17.0
(0.67)		47.8
(1.88)		61.7
(2.43)		110.7
(4.36)		654
(25.75)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [5]

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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 Crucero District 2 (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province, Puno Region
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ "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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