Ollachea District

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Ullachiya
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Carabaya
FoundedMay 2, 1854
Capital Ullachiya
Area
 • Total595.79 km2 (230.04 sq mi)
Elevation
2,785 m (9,137 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total5,128
 • Density8.6/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]

Contents

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]

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 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °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)
Average low °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]

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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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