Santiago de Paucaray District

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Santiago de Paucaray
District
Location of the district Santiago de Paucaray in Sucre.svg
Location of Santiago de Paucaray in the Sucre province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Sucre
FoundedMay 21, 1962
Capital Santiago de Paucaray
Subdivisions 12 populated places
Area
 • Total
62.65 km2 (24.19 sq mi)
Elevation
3,229 m (10,594 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
1,030
 • Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050910

Santiago de Paucaray is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

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Population

The population of Santiago de Paucaray (2005 census) is 1,030 people, 495 men and 535 women. [1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.84% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are: [1]

Climate

Climate data for Santiago de Paucaray, elevation 3,232 m (10,604 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)20.2
(68.4)		19.5
(67.1)		19.2
(66.6)		20.1
(68.2)		20.8
(69.4)		20.4
(68.7)		20.2
(68.4)		20.9
(69.6)		21.6
(70.9)		22.3
(72.1)		22.9
(73.2)		21.2
(70.2)		20.8
(69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)7.9
(46.2)		8.1
(46.6)		8.1
(46.6)		7.4
(45.3)		5.6
(42.1)		4.8
(40.6)		4.2
(39.6)		4.9
(40.8)		6.2
(43.2)		6.8
(44.2)		7.0
(44.6)		7.7
(45.9)		6.6
(43.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)153.7
(6.05)		155.8
(6.13)		134.6
(5.30)		50.5
(1.99)		7.5
(0.30)		7.6
(0.30)		13.1
(0.52)		16.4
(0.65)		24.0
(0.94)		33.9
(1.33)		40.7
(1.60)		100.7
(3.96)		738.5
(29.07)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

References

  1. 1 2 INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ "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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