Santa Rosa District, El Collao

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Santa Rosa District
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province El Collao
FoundedMay 2, 1854
Capital Mazo Cruz
Government
 •  Mayor Ismael Acero Mamani
Area
 • Total2,524.02 km2 (974.53 sq mi)
Elevation
3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total6,663
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210504

Santa Rosa District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru. [1]

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History

Santa Rosa District was created on May 5, 1854.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district 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 (80.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Mazo Cruz (elevation 3,980 m (13,060 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)16.0
(60.8)		15.7
(60.3)		16.0
(60.8)		16.4
(61.5)		16.2
(61.2)		15.4
(59.7)		15.1
(59.2)		16.1
(61.0)		17.2
(63.0)		18.3
(64.9)		19.0
(66.2)		18.0
(64.4)		16.6
(61.9)
Average low °C (°F)0.9
(33.6)		0.9
(33.6)		−0.2
(31.6)		−3.9
(25.0)		−10.0
(14.0)		−13.0
(8.6)		−13.1
(8.4)		−11.9
(10.6)		−9.4
(15.1)		−7.0
(19.4)		−5.3
(22.5)		−1.6
(29.1)		−6.1
(21.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)141.3
(5.56)		120.1
(4.73)		69.6
(2.74)		24.8
(0.98)		5.0
(0.20)		2.0
(0.08)		3.6
(0.14)		7.6
(0.30)		8.5
(0.33)		18.0
(0.71)		25.5
(1.00)		75.4
(2.97)		501.4
(19.74)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

Mayors

Festivities

See also

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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 of the El Collao 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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