Macusani | |
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![]() Allin Qhapaq, Macusani District | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Carabaya |
Capital | Macusani |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nancy Rossel Angles |
Area | |
• Total | 1,029.56 km2 (397.52 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4,315 m (14,157 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,950 |
• Density | 11/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.
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]
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 data for Macusani (elevation 4,363 m (14,314 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) | 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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