Yunguyo District

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Yunguyo
District
Yunguyo plaza.jpg
Main square in Yunguyo
Yunguyo District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Puno
Province Yunguyo
Capital Yunguyo
Government
 •  Mayor Juan Huanca Coarita
Area
 • Total
170.59 km2 (65.87 sq mi)
Elevation
3,826 m (12,552 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
31,772
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 211301

Yunguyo District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (62.50%) learn to speak in childhood. 36.53% of the residents speak Spanish (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Climate

Climate data for Tahuaco–Yunguyo, elevation 3,888 m (12,756 ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)14.7
(58.5)		14.9
(58.8)		15.0
(59.0)		15.1
(59.2)		14.5
(58.1)		13.4
(56.1)		13.2
(55.8)		14.1
(57.4)		14.9
(58.8)		15.8
(60.4)		16.5
(61.7)		15.8
(60.4)		14.8
(58.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.0
(39.2)		3.9
(39.0)		3.7
(38.7)		2.2
(36.0)		−0.4
(31.3)		−2.0
(28.4)		−2.0
(28.4)		−0.8
(30.6)		1.0
(33.8)		2.2
(36.0)		3.2
(37.8)		3.9
(39.0)		1.6
(34.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)174.3
(6.86)		145.0
(5.71)		120.3
(4.74)		41.0
(1.61)		11.4
(0.45)		10.4
(0.41)		9.7
(0.38)		18.5
(0.73)		27.0
(1.06)		47.3
(1.86)		54.6
(2.15)		98.7
(3.89)		758.2
(29.85)
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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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 Climáticas 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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