Salcabamba District

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Salcabamba
Sallqa Pampa
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Capital Salcabamba
Government
 •  Mayor Waldimar Perez Torres
Area
 • Total192.52 km2 (74.33 sq mi)
Elevation
3,037 m (9,964 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total5,415
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090714

Salcabamba (from Quechua Sallqa Pampa, meaning "wild plain") is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in the Huancavelica Region) of Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains 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 (84.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Salcabamba (elevation 3,005 m (9,859 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)18.1
(64.6)		17.6
(63.7)		17.6
(63.7)		18.2
(64.8)		18.8
(65.8)		18.6
(65.5)		18.5
(65.3)		18.9
(66.0)		19.0
(66.2)		19.2
(66.6)		20.0
(68.0)		18.4
(65.1)		18.6
(65.4)
Average low °C (°F)9.5
(49.1)		9.5
(49.1)		9.4
(48.9)		8.9
(48.0)		8.2
(46.8)		7.4
(45.3)		6.9
(44.4)		7.3
(45.1)		8.3
(46.9)		9.0
(48.2)		9.4
(48.9)		9.6
(49.3)		8.6
(47.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)107.5
(4.23)		120.2
(4.73)		109.2
(4.30)		40.6
(1.60)		17.4
(0.69)		9.3
(0.37)		10.6
(0.42)		12.4
(0.49)		25.9
(1.02)		56.8
(2.24)		60.2
(2.37)		101.6
(4.00)		671.7
(26.46)
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 Tayacaja Province (Apurímac 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 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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