Pisacoma District

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Pisacoma
P'isaq Uma
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Chucuito
Capital Pisacoma
Government
 •  Mayor Nestor Jaime Chino Coaquira
Area
 • Total959.34 km2 (370.40 sq mi)
Elevation
3,915 m (12,844 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total11,086
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210405

Pisacoma (from Aymara P'isaq Uma) is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (51.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Pisacoma (elevation 3,930 m (12,890 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)16.8
(62.2)		16.5
(61.7)		16.8
(62.2)		17.3
(63.1)		16.8
(62.2)		16.0
(60.8)		15.8
(60.4)		16.7
(62.1)		17.8
(64.0)		18.6
(65.5)		19.4
(66.9)		18.5
(65.3)		17.3
(63.0)
Average low °C (°F)3.6
(38.5)		3.5
(38.3)		2.5
(36.5)		−0.2
(31.6)		−4.3
(24.3)		−6.0
(21.2)		−6.1
(21.0)		−4.6
(23.7)		−2.8
(27.0)		−0.8
(30.6)		0.6
(33.1)		2.4
(36.3)		−1.0
(30.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)148.6
(5.85)		137.2
(5.40)		79.7
(3.14)		21.7
(0.85)		3.9
(0.15)		5.4
(0.21)		4.4
(0.17)		9.1
(0.36)		10.8
(0.43)		19.5
(0.77)		25.8
(1.02)		91.1
(3.59)		557.2
(21.94)
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 maps of the Chucuito 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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