Palca District, Tacna

Palca P'allqa
District
Church of Causuri near the village of Palca
Location of Palca in the Tacna province
Country	Peru
Region	Tacna
Province	Tacna
Founded	June 8, 1959
Capital	Palca
Government
•  Mayor	Hector Mamani Canaviri
Area
• Total	1,417.86 km2 (547.44 sq mi)
Elevation	2,935 m (9,629 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,106
• Density	0.78/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	230107

Palca District is one of ten districts of the province Tacna in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

The Barroso mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: ^[2]

• Awki Taypi
• Chachakumani
• Chullunkhäni
• Chunta Qullu
• Chupikiña
• Ch'alluta
• Iñuma
• Jach'a Pata
• Jach'a Qullu
• Janq'u Chawllani
• Janq'u Qalani
• Karpani
• Khuruña
• Kunturini
• Lluqu Qullu
• Piqu
• Pukata
• Pupusani
• Phaq'u Q'awa
• Qiwñani
• Qiwñuta
• Q'uli Q'ulini
• Quri Qurini
• Q'asiri
• Wanq'uni
• Wanuni
• Waña Q'awa
• Warawarani
• Wayna Pawqarani
• Wila Wilani
• Wila Qullu
• Wila Willk'i
• Wiqu

Climate

Climate data for Palca, elevation 3,023 m (9,918 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.9 (64.2)	17.8 (64.0)	18.4 (65.1)	19.3 (66.7)	19.4 (66.9)	19.7 (67.5)	19.3 (66.7)	19.8 (67.6)	19.8 (67.6)	19.6 (67.3)	19.0 (66.2)	18.3 (64.9)	19.0 (66.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.9 (48.0)	8.9 (48.0)	8.7 (47.7)	7.8 (46.0)	6.8 (44.2)	6.3 (43.3)	5.8 (42.4)	6.6 (43.9)	7.4 (45.3)	8.2 (46.8)	8.2 (46.8)	8.6 (47.5)	7.7 (45.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	25.6 (1.01)	30.9 (1.22)	12.7 (0.50)	0.1 (0.00)	0.4 (0.02)	0.1 (0.00)	0.8 (0.03)	0.5 (0.02)	0.3 (0.01)	0.2 (0.01)	0.1 (0.00)	7.2 (0.28)	78.9 (3.1)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

Climate data for Paucarani, Palca, elevation 4,625 m (15,174 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.1 (55.6)	12.9 (55.2)	13.4 (56.1)	13.3 (55.9)	11.7 (53.1)	11.2 (52.2)	10.9 (51.6)	11.9 (53.4)	13.2 (55.8)	14.6 (58.3)	15.4 (59.7)	14.7 (58.5)	13.0 (55.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	−0.9 (30.4)	−2.3 (27.9)	−4.0 (24.8)	−5.8 (21.6)	−6.6 (20.1)	−7.4 (18.7)	−7.8 (18.0)	−6.3 (20.7)	−5.4 (22.3)	−5.0 (23.0)	−3.2 (26.2)	−4.7 (23.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	97.0 (3.82)	91.0 (3.58)	58.1 (2.29)	13.7 (0.54)	1.8 (0.07)	3.4 (0.13)	1.2 (0.05)	2.2 (0.09)	1.2 (0.05)	4.9 (0.19)	11.2 (0.44)	40.8 (1.61)	326.5 (12.86)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

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 of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
3. "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

17°46′41″S69°57′35″W / 17.7780°S 69.9597°W / -17.7780; -69.9597