French
DeutschParuro District
Paruro | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Paruro |
| Capital | Paruro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adolfo Santiago Fernandez Baca Loaiza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 153.42 km2 (59.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,051 m (10,010 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,554 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081001 |
Paruro District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.[1]
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 (81.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Paruro, elevation 3,070 m (10,070 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) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 2.3 (36.1) | 0.7 (33.3) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 4.8 (40.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 5.0 (41.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 151.9 (5.98) | 146.5 (5.77) | 119.4 (4.70) | 40.6 (1.60) | 6.9 (0.27) | 2.5 (0.10) | 4.2 (0.17) | 5.7 (0.22) | 16.9 (0.67) | 55.6 (2.19) | 77.9 (3.07) | 141.9 (5.59) | 770 (30.33) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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.
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| Acomayo | |
| Anta | |
| Calca | |
| Canas | |
| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar | |
| La Convención | |
| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo | |
| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba | |
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