Macusani District

Macusani
District
Allin Qhapaq, Macusani District
Country	Peru
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  (2005 census)
• Total	10,950
• Density	10.64/km2 (27.55/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.

Geography

The district lies along the Cordillera Carabaya, a Peruvian Andean range that runs north–northeast of the town of Macusani. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The highest local summit is Allincapac, at about 5,780 m (18,960 ft). ^{[5] [6]}

• Allpa Chaka
• Allpa Qhata
• Asiruni
• Champini
• Chawpi Ch'ullu
• Chikuruni
• Ch'ichi Qhapaq
• Hatun Pukara
• Huch'uy Pukara
• Inka Qayqu
• Kuntur Ikiña
• Lluxisa
• Misti Urqu
• Pichaqani
• Puka Kunka
• Pukara
• Phawchinta
• Pallqa Pata
• Pincha Pukyu
• Qillwaquta Rit'i
• Qullqi Tawqa
• Quraq Kancha
• Q'ataw Tira
• Q'illu Qaqayuq
• Q'iruni
• Sallani
• Sumpiruni
• Sura Kunka
• Taypi Tira
• Thujsaquta
• Uqi Kunka Urqu
• Wamanripa
• Wamanripani
• Wila Kunka
• Wila Muqu
• Wit'u Uma
• Yana Kancha
• Yana Salla
• Yanaqucha

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). ^[7]

Climate

Climate data for Macusani, elevation 4,363 m (14,314 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 [8]

See also

• Chawpiqucha
• Parinaquta

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. "Mapa: Ubicación geográfica del ámbito de influencia de la cordillera Carabaya". Gob.pe (in Spanish). INAIGEM. March 1, 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
3. "Cordillera de Carabaya". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
4. "Cordillera Carabaya – Inventario Turístico". Mincetur (in Spanish). Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (Perú). Retrieved 3 October 2025.
5. Biggar, John (2006). "South America, Peru, Cordillera Carabaya, Various Ascents". American Alpine Journal. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
6. "Peru 2015–16: Area Notes" (PDF). Alpine Journal. 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
7. 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)
8. "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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