Caicay District
Caicay | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Paucartambo |
Capital | Caicay |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ortencia Cuadros Torres |
Area | |
• Total | 110.72 km2 (42.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,100 m (10,200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,789 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 081102 |
Caicay District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which flows along the western border of the district.[2]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Caicay, elevation 3,117 m (10,226 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 22.1 (71.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 6.9 (44.4) | 4.3 (39.7) | 2.7 (36.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.3 (45.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 8.4 (47.1) | 6.2 (43.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 108.8 (4.28) | 106.9 (4.21) | 84.0 (3.31) | 25.5 (1.00) | 5.5 (0.22) | 4.8 (0.19) | 5.5 (0.22) | 5.5 (0.22) | 8.2 (0.32) | 35.6 (1.40) | 52.4 (2.06) | 92.2 (3.63) | 534.9 (21.06) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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.