Sicuani District

Sicuani Sikuwani
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Canchis
Capital	Sicuani
Government
•  Mayor	Jorge Quispe Ccallo (2019 - 2022)
Area
• Total	645.88 km2 (249.38 sq mi)
Elevation	3,554 m (11,660 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	57,457
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080601

Sicuani District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

The most important river is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from southeast to northwest. ^[2]

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: ^[3]

• Akklani
• Awqar Utt'ana
• China Pukara
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Hatun Awqara
• Hatun Sayri
• Huch'uy Awqara
• Japu Kunka
• Kuntur Puñuna
• Kuntur Sallana
• K'uchu Wasi
• Layra Apachita
• Mulluq’usi
• Paqu Pampa
• Pikchu
• Pirqata
• Pukara
• Phaqcha
• Qawiñani
• Qullqa
• Qhilla Quta
• Qhupu Kunka
• Q'atawi Punta
• Sayk’u Pata
• Sayri
• Takuni
• Urqu Puñuna
• Wila Kunka
• Willkan
• Willk'i
• Yawri Kunka

Climate

Climate data for Sicuani, elevation 3,534 m (11,594 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.8 (65.8)	18.7 (65.7)	19.1 (66.4)	19.5 (67.1)	19.5 (67.1)	19.1 (66.4)	18.9 (66.0)	20.0 (68.0)	20.8 (69.4)	20.8 (69.4)	21.0 (69.8)	19.7 (67.5)	19.7 (67.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	6.2 (43.2)	5.7 (42.3)	3.5 (38.3)	−0.6 (30.9)	−3.2 (26.2)	−3.5 (25.7)	−1.6 (29.1)	1.7 (35.1)	3.9 (39.0)	4.6 (40.3)	5.5 (41.9)	2.4 (36.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	135.6 (5.34)	140.2 (5.52)	109.6 (4.31)	51.2 (2.02)	10.5 (0.41)	2.4 (0.09)	3.9 (0.15)	6.4 (0.25)	17.7 (0.70)	53.0 (2.09)	75.2 (2.96)	106.4 (4.19)	712.1 (28.03)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

See also

• Saqaqaniqucha

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 maps of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
4. "Normales Climaticás 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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