Acomayo or Aqumayu (Quechua aqu sand, mayu river, "sand river") is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru.[1]
Acomayo
Aqumayu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Acomayo |
| Capital | Acomayo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Moises Ramos Villares |
| Area | |
• Total | 141.27 km2 (54.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,207 m (10,522 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,062 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080201 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.18% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Acomayo, elevation 3,212 m (10,538 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.7 (42.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 160.0 (6.30) |
146.7 (5.78) |
126.7 (4.99) |
50.4 (1.98) |
6.3 (0.25) |
3.2 (0.13) |
4.0 (0.16) |
6.9 (0.27) |
15.1 (0.59) |
47.0 (1.85) |
70.1 (2.76) |
120.8 (4.76) |
757.2 (29.82) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
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
- ^ "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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