Ollachea District

Ullachiya
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Carabaya
Founded	May 2, 1854
Capital	Ullachiya
Area
• Total	595.79 km2 (230.04 sq mi)
Elevation	2,785 m (9,137 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	5,128
• Density	8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210308

Ullachiya District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range and the Willkanuta mountain range traverse the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: ^[2]

• Allin Qhapaq
• Allqamarini
• Ananta K'uchu
• Apachita
• Ari Kunka
• Ari Kunka Apachita
• Asnuni
• Huch'uy Yana Qaqa
• Ichhu Pata
• Kiswarani
• Kuntur Wachana
• Llanthu Q'asa
• Llusk'a Rit'i
• Machu Rit'i
• Michi Michi
• Pä Qullu
• Pallqa
• Pallqa Kunka Apachita
• Pari Urqu
• Puka Urqu
• P'uykutuni
• Qachi Qachini
• Qillqata
• Qillwaqucha Urqu
• Qiwiñayuq
• Qucha Wasi
• Qullpa Qaqa
• Quri Pintay
• Qhichwani
• Q'illu Kunka
• Q'illu Sallayuq
• Rit'i Wasi
• Rit'iqucha
• Silla Kunka
• Sullulluni
• Taruka Sayana
• Turpa Urqu
• Turu Puñuna
• T'inkiqucha
• T'ipa Q'asa
• T'uqra
• Wank'a Rumi
• Warachani
• Wari Sayana
• Warmi Warmini
• Wayna Qhapaq
• Wila Kunka
• Wiskana
• Yana Qaqa
• Yana Urqu
• Yanaqucha
• Yuraq Khawayuyuq
• Yuraq Salla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Ollachea, elevation 2,706 m (8,878 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.4 (63.3)	17.6 (63.7)	17.8 (64.0)	18.0 (64.4)	17.8 (64.0)	17.3 (63.1)	17.0 (62.6)	17.4 (63.3)	17.7 (63.9)	18.0 (64.4)	18.1 (64.6)	17.8 (64.0)	17.7 (63.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	9.8 (49.6)	9.8 (49.6)	9.7 (49.5)	9.0 (48.2)	7.8 (46.0)	6.5 (43.7)	6.0 (42.8)	6.6 (43.9)	7.9 (46.2)	8.8 (47.8)	9.4 (48.9)	9.6 (49.3)	8.4 (47.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	193.9 (7.63)	198.0 (7.80)	163.4 (6.43)	63.8 (2.51)	29.9 (1.18)	14.9 (0.59)	18.0 (0.71)	28.5 (1.12)	40.8 (1.61)	76.4 (3.01)	84.1 (3.31)	144.8 (5.70)	1,056.5 (41.6)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

See also

• Chichakuri

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 Carabaya Province and Putina Province (Puno Region)
3. 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)
4. "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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