Salcabamba District

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Salcabamba
Sallqa Pampa
Salcabamba District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Capital Salcabamba
Government
   Mayor Waldimar Perez Torres
Area
  Total
192.52 km2 (74.33 sq mi)
Elevation
3,037 m (9,964 ft)
Population
  Total
5,415
  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)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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]

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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