Santiago de Pischa District

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Santiago de Pischa
District
Santiago de Pischa District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Capital San Pedro de Cachi
Government
 •  Mayor Pelayo Santiago Pareja
Area
 • Total
114.94 km2 (44.38 sq mi)
Elevation
3,188 m (10,459 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
1,643
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050111

Santiago de Pischa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Climate

Climate data for San Pedro de Cachi, Santiago de Pischa, elevation 3,247 m (10,653 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)20.6
(69.1)		19.9
(67.8)		19.9
(67.8)		21.0
(69.8)		21.7
(71.1)		21.4
(70.5)		21.2
(70.2)		22.0
(71.6)		22.0
(71.6)		22.5
(72.5)		23.1
(73.6)		21.2
(70.2)		21.4
(70.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)9.3
(48.7)		9.3
(48.7)		9.2
(48.6)		8.2
(46.8)		6.8
(44.2)		5.9
(42.6)		5.5
(41.9)		6.2
(43.2)		7.8
(46.0)		8.7
(47.7)		9.0
(48.2)		9.2
(48.6)		7.9
(46.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)139.6
(5.50)		137.5
(5.41)		105.3
(4.15)		42.2
(1.66)		17.8
(0.70)		4.9
(0.19)		11.0
(0.43)		11.1
(0.44)		18.6
(0.73)		40.0
(1.57)		45.4
(1.79)		109.4
(4.31)		682.8
(26.88)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

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. ↑ 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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