Yauri District

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Yauri
Kiskachay
District
Plaza de armas de espinar.jpg
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Espinar
Capital Yauri
Government
 •  Mayor Lindley Alfredo Salinas Perez
Area
 • Total747.78 km2 (288.72 sq mi)
Elevation
3,915 m (12,844 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total32,471
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080801

Yauri District, also known as Espinar or Kiskachay District, is one of eight districts of the Espinar Province in Peru. [1] Its seat is Yauri (Yawri).

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Chuqi Pirwa at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Climate

Climate data for Yauri (elevation 3,920 m (12,860 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)16.8
(62.2)		16.5
(61.7)		16.6
(61.9)		16.5
(61.7)		16.4
(61.5)		16.0
(60.8)		15.9
(60.6)		17.0
(62.6)		18.3
(64.9)		18.9
(66.0)		19.5
(67.1)		18.2
(64.8)		17.2
(63.0)
Average low °C (°F)3.5
(38.3)		3.7
(38.7)		3.2
(37.8)		0.9
(33.6)		−4.7
(23.5)		−8.6
(16.5)		−8.8
(16.2)		−6.9
(19.6)		−3.5
(25.7)		−0.8
(30.6)		0.2
(32.4)		2.1
(35.8)		−1.6
(29.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)177.4
(6.98)		178.8
(7.04)		134.9
(5.31)		61.5
(2.42)		8.4
(0.33)		1.9
(0.07)		2.8
(0.11)		9.1
(0.36)		15.5
(0.61)		45.6
(1.80)		57.1
(2.25)		128.0
(5.04)		821
(32.32)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ "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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