Pisac District

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Pisac
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Pisac
Pisac District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Calca
Capital Pisac
Government
 •  Mayor Gavino Yucra Tunqui
Area
 • Total
148.25 km2 (57.24 sq mi)
Elevation
2,972 m (9,751 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
9,239
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080405

Pisac District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru. [1]

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Geography

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 (72.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Pisac, elevation 2,990 m (9,810 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)21.8
(71.2)		21.5
(70.7)		22.0
(71.6)		22.7
(72.9)		23.4
(74.1)		23.2
(73.8)		23.0
(73.4)		23.4
(74.1)		23.6
(74.5)		23.7
(74.7)		24.3
(75.7)		22.7
(72.9)		22.9
(73.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)10.1
(50.2)		10.0
(50.0)		9.7
(49.5)		8.2
(46.8)		6.1
(43.0)		4.6
(40.3)		4.2
(39.6)		5.3
(41.5)		7.5
(45.5)		9.2
(48.6)		9.8
(49.6)		10.0
(50.0)		7.9
(46.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)119.1
(4.69)		99.8
(3.93)		83.2
(3.28)		26.4
(1.04)		7.0
(0.28)		4.6
(0.18)		5.6
(0.22)		6.3
(0.25)		11.2
(0.44)		39.7
(1.56)		56.7
(2.23)		99.3
(3.91)		558.9
(22.01)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

See also

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 Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
  4. ↑ "Normales Climaticás 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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