Pichacani District

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Pichacani
Pichaqani
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Puno
Capital Laraqueri
Government
 •  Mayor Lucio Ccopa Mamani
Area
 • Total1,633.48 km2 (630.69 sq mi)
Elevation
3,975 m (13,041 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total6,134
 • Density3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210111

Pichacani (hispanicized spelling) or Pichaqani (Aymara pichaqa a big needle, [1] -ni a suffix, "the one with a big needle") is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru. [2]

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Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [4]

Climate

Climate data for Laraqueri (elevation 3,939 m (12,923 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)16.1
(61.0)		15.9
(60.6)		15.9
(60.6)		16.4
(61.5)		16.4
(61.5)		16.0
(60.8)		15.7
(60.3)		16.7
(62.1)		17.3
(63.1)		18.3
(64.9)		19.0
(66.2)		18.0
(64.4)		16.8
(62.3)
Average low °C (°F)3.4
(38.1)		3.6
(38.5)		2.5
(36.5)		−0.8
(30.6)		−5.4
(22.3)		−8.2
(17.2)		−8.5
(16.7)		−7.2
(19.0)		−3.8
(25.2)		−1.0
(30.2)		0.5
(32.9)		2.2
(36.0)		−1.9
(28.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)168.2
(6.62)		169.5
(6.67)		105.6
(4.16)		44.7
(1.76)		6.9
(0.27)		4.5
(0.18)		4.7
(0.19)		10.4
(0.41)		20.2
(0.80)		35.5
(1.40)		49.8
(1.96)		109.3
(4.30)		729.3
(28.72)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary) see: Piqacha, pichaqa and Phichaqa
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Puno Province (Puno Region)
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ "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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