Tambobamba District

Tambobamba Tampu Pampa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Cotabambas
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Tambobamba
Government
•  Mayor	Lucio Dario Chauca Carrasco
Area
• Total	722.23 km2 (278.85 sq mi)
Elevation	3,250 m (10,660 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	10,691
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030501

Tambobamba (from Quechua Tampu Pampa, meaning " tambo plain") is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Willulluni at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Allpa Chaka
• Anta Pampa
• Aqu Uma
• Ayawa
• Chawpi Muqu
• Ch'aki Muqu
• Hatun Q'asa
• Hatun Sach'ayuq
• Ichhu
• Ichhu Muqu
• Ichhu Urqu
• Kallanka
• Kampanayuq
• Kiska
• Kiskayuq
• Luntu Marka
• Llallawa
• Lluqu Lluqu
• Mama Ñuñu
• Maran Pata
• Marka Raqay
• Misa Qaqa
• Pampa Wasi
• Parqa Sirk'a
• Pichaqani
• Pukar
• Q'illu Urqu
• Rayusqa
• Sankha
• Saywa
• Sikuwa
• Tika Pallanka
• Tikani
• Tinki
• Uma Warkusqa
• Urqu Wasi
• Wanq'u Pata
• Waylla Misa
• Waylla Q'asa
• Winchus
• Winku P'ukru
• Wisk'acha
• Yana Ranra

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.70%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Tambobamba, elevation 3,279 m (10,758 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.8 (67.6)	19.4 (66.9)	19.4 (66.9)	19.6 (67.3)	19.8 (67.6)	19.4 (66.9)	19.3 (66.7)	20.4 (68.7)	21.2 (70.2)	21.8 (71.2)	22.4 (72.3)	20.7 (69.3)	20.3 (68.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	8.0 (46.4)	7.8 (46.0)	7.0 (44.6)	5.3 (41.5)	4.0 (39.2)	3.6 (38.5)	4.6 (40.3)	6.4 (43.5)	7.4 (45.3)	7.9 (46.2)	7.9 (46.2)	6.5 (43.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	204.6 (8.06)	220.5 (8.68)	155.1 (6.11)	56.7 (2.23)	10.6 (0.42)	3.7 (0.15)	3.3 (0.13)	9.0 (0.35)	19.5 (0.77)	66.3 (2.61)	90.2 (3.55)	175.7 (6.92)	1,015.2 (39.98)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
4. "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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