Putina District

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Putina
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province San Antonio de Putina
Capital Putina
Government
 •  Mayor Uriel Lama
Area
 • Total1,021.92 km2 (394.57 sq mi)
Elevation
3,878 m (12,723 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total16,024
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 211001

Putina District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Tarujani at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

History

Putina District was created in 1824.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.02%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Putina (elevation 3,861 m (12,667 ft), 1991−2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)16.4
(61.5)		16.3
(61.3)		16.7
(62.1)		17.2
(63.0)		17.5
(63.5)		17.3
(63.1)		17.1
(62.8)		18.0
(64.4)		18.3
(64.9)		18.4
(65.1)		18.7
(65.7)		17.3
(63.1)		17.4
(63.4)
Average low °C (°F)3.8
(38.8)		4.1
(39.4)		3.1
(37.6)		1.4
(34.5)		−2.2
(28.0)		−5.1
(22.8)		−5.3
(22.5)		−4.3
(24.3)		−0.9
(30.4)		1.1
(34.0)		2.0
(35.6)		3.5
(38.3)		0.1
(32.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)125.4
(4.94)		108.8
(4.28)		94.7
(3.73)		43.6
(1.72)		10.1
(0.40)		4.6
(0.18)		3.4
(0.13)		9.1
(0.36)		21.1
(0.83)		53.9
(2.12)		52.0
(2.05)		95.3
(3.75)		622
(24.49)
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 map Crucero 2 and Putina 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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