Pichacani District

This article is about the district in the Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pichaqani (disambiguation).

Pichacani Pichaqani
District
District Flag
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Puno
Capital	Laraqueri
Government
•  Mayor	Lucio Ccopa Mamani
Area
• Total	1,633.48 km2 (630.69 sq mi)
Elevation	3,975 m (13,041 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	6,134
• Density	3.8/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 the fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno Region in Peru. ^[2]

Geography

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

• Anta Qayqu
• Aqu Chaka
• Aqu K'uchu
• Chinkani
• Chuqi Tunani
• Chuqipata
• Churi Wiqu
• Ch'api Jinchu
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi (Puno)
• Ch'iyar Salla
• Iru Tanka
• Jach'a Phaq'u Q'awa
• Jach'a Qullu
• Janq'u Jaqhi
• Janq'u Qalani
• Janq'u Saywani
• Janq'u Saxa
• Jayu Jayuni
• Jayuni Nasa
• Jilata
• Kuntur Ikiña
• Kunturini
• Kunturiri
• Laq'a Apachita
• Lawanani Punta
• Muru Jaqhi
• Nasa Parqu
• Ñuñu Marka
• Pichaqa
• Pilli Pillini
• Pinkilluni
• Pukara
• Pumamarka
• Phaq'u Apachita
• Phaq'u Q'awa
• Qachi Qullu
• Qala Qalani
• Quncha Marka
• Qurara Apachita
• Quta Wiqu
• Qutani
• Q'ara Qullu
• Q'illu Chuta
• Q'illu Q'atawi
• Q'iwiri
• Salla Qachi
• Surichata
• Tanka
• Tankani
• Tarujani
• Taypi Qullu
• Uma Jalsu
• Uqi
• Uyuni
• Wallata
• Wallqani
• Wantanani
• Warawarani
• Wayllani
• Wila Kunkani
• Wila Qullu
• Wila Salla

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)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

See also

• Kutimpu
• Pharaquta
• Q'axilu

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.

16°08′52″S70°04′03″W / 16.1477°S 70.0674°W / -16.1477; -70.0674