Moho | |
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Country | ![]() |
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 |
• Density | 34/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]
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 data for Huaraya Moho, elevation 3,836 m (12,585 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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] |
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