Santa Rosa District, Melgar

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Santa Rosa District
District
Imponente KUNURANA.JPG
Khunurana, Santa Rosa district
Santa Rosa District, Melgar
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Melgar
Capital Santa Rosa
Government
 •  Mayor Filiberto Tacca Navarro
Area
 • Total
790.38 km2 (305.17 sq mi)
Elevation
3,993 m (13,100 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
7,454
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 210808

Santa Rosa District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru. [1]

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Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest 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 (78.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Santa Rosa, elevation 3,957 m (12,982 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)15.7
(60.3)		15.5
(59.9)		15.3
(59.5)		15.7
(60.3)		15.8
(60.4)		15.6
(60.1)		15.5
(59.9)		16.7
(62.1)		17.6
(63.7)		17.9
(64.2)		18.4
(65.1)		17.0
(62.6)		16.4
(61.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.8
(40.6)		5.1
(41.2)		4.5
(40.1)		2.2
(36.0)		−2.6
(27.3)		−6.5
(20.3)		−7.0
(19.4)		−5.0
(23.0)		−0.9
(30.4)		1.9
(35.4)		3.6
(38.5)		4.6
(40.3)		0.4
(32.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)165.2
(6.50)		132.9
(5.23)		126.1
(4.96)		40.9
(1.61)		7.5
(0.30)		3.2
(0.13)		2.4
(0.09)		6.9
(0.27)		21.4
(0.84)		61.3
(2.41)		72.6
(2.86)		128.3
(5.05)		768.7
(30.25)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

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. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar 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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