Pisacoma District

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Pisacoma
P'isaq Uma
Pisacoma District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Chucuito
Capital Pisacoma
Government
   Mayor Nestor Jaime Chino Coaquira
Area
  Total
959.34 km2 (370.40 sq mi)
Elevation
3,915 m (12,844 ft)
Population
  Total
11,086
  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)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

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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