Recuay District

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Recuay
District
Recuay District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Recuay
Capital Recuay, Peru
Area
 • Total
142.96 km2 (55.20 sq mi)
Elevation
3,394 m (11,135 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
5,186
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 021701

Recuay District is one of ten districts of the Recuay Province in Peru. [1]

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Its capital is the town of Recuay in the Callejón de Huaylas Valley.

Recuay culture

The Recuay culture was a highland culture of Peru that flourished in 200 BC-600 AD and was related to the Moche culture of the north coast. It is named after the Recuay area.

The Recuay area is very close to the earlier Chavin culture centre of Chavin de Huantar that lies just to the west. Thus, the Recuay originally occupied much of the territory of the Chavin, and were greatly influenced by them.

The culture especially flourished in the Callejón de Huaylas region, and along the Marañón River. It also spread to the valleys of the Santa, Casma and Huarmey rivers. To the north, it reached the area of Pashash, in Pallasca. Willkawayin was one of their important settlements.

Climate

Climate data for Recuay, elevation 3,431 m (11,257 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)20.4
(68.7)		20.1
(68.2)		19.7
(67.5)		20.5
(68.9)		21.2
(70.2)		21.6
(70.9)		21.9
(71.4)		22.3
(72.1)		22.1
(71.8)		21.3
(70.3)		21.0
(69.8)		20.6
(69.1)		21.1
(69.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)6.1
(43.0)		6.4
(43.5)		6.4
(43.5)		5.8
(42.4)		4.0
(39.2)		1.8
(35.2)		0.8
(33.4)		1.3
(34.3)		3.3
(37.9)		4.8
(40.6)		5.1
(41.2)		5.8
(42.4)		4.3
(39.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)116.6
(4.59)		127.5
(5.02)		173.5
(6.83)		95.1
(3.74)		30.9
(1.22)		6.4
(0.25)		2.1
(0.08)		5.6
(0.22)		28.9
(1.14)		67.1
(2.64)		71.4
(2.81)		111.4
(4.39)		836.5
(32.93)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [2]

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. ↑ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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