Ccatca District
Ccatca | |
---|---|
Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Quispicanchi |
Capital | Ccatca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pedro Illanes Páucar |
Area | |
• Total | 307.72 km2 (118.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,675 m (12,057 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 13,841 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 081205 |
The Ccatca District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Ccatca.
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the district is Luychu Urqu at 4,430 m (14,530 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
- Antay Marka
- Inti Qhawarina
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Luychu Muqu
- Misa Pata
- Pukara
- Qinqu Rumiyuq
- Qullpa Tira
- Saksay Waman
- Takina Urqu
- Tinki Muqu
- T'uquyuq
- Uturunku
- Wisk'achani
- Yuraq Kancha
- Yuraq Unuyuq
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 (94.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.00% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Ccatca, elevation 3,681 m (12,077 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.5 (58.1) | 15.2 (59.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 15.7 (60.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.7 (60.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.3 (61.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.4 (59.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | 3.9 (39.0) | 2.4 (36.3) | −0.5 (31.1) | −2.1 (28.2) | −2.7 (27.1) | −1.5 (29.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 3.4 (38.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 1.6 (34.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 131.8 (5.19) | 134.8 (5.31) | 105.6 (4.16) | 29.8 (1.17) | 6.7 (0.26) | 6.1 (0.24) | 6.0 (0.24) | 10.0 (0.39) | 14.3 (0.56) | 42.2 (1.66) | 64.9 (2.56) | 114.3 (4.50) | 666.5 (26.24) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province and the Quispicanchis Province 1 (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.
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.