Moho District

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Church of Moho
Moho District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Moho
Capital Moho
Government
   Mayor Randolfo Mamani Aracayo
Area
  Total
495.8 km2 (191.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,841 m (12,602 ft)
Population
  Total
16,847
  Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210901

Moho District is one of four districts of the province Moho in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Climate

Climate data for Huaraya Moho, elevation 3,836 m (12,585 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)14.6
(58.3)
14.7
(58.5)
14.6
(58.3)
14.7
(58.5)
14.5
(58.1)
13.8
(56.8)
13.9
(57.0)
14.7
(58.5)
15.7
(60.3)
16.1
(61.0)
16.6
(61.9)
15.6
(60.1)
15.0
(58.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)5.0
(41.0)
4.9
(40.8)
4.2
(39.6)
2.7
(36.9)
0.0
(32.0)
−1.6
(29.1)
−1.9
(28.6)
−0.9
(30.4)
1.3
(34.3)
2.9
(37.2)
3.7
(38.7)
4.6
(40.3)
2.1
(35.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)178.4
(7.02)
147.1
(5.79)
102.5
(4.04)
49.6
(1.95)
13.2
(0.52)
7.2
(0.28)
6.0
(0.24)
11.9
(0.47)
31.5
(1.24)
59.3
(2.33)
61.3
(2.41)
138.1
(5.44)
806.1
(31.73)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

See also

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. 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)
  3. "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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