Ananea District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru.[1]
Ananea
Ananiya distritu | |
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 La Rinconada with Awchita in the background | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | San Antonio de Putina |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | Ananea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Samuel Chambi Sánchez |
| Area | |
• Total | 939.56 km2 (362.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,660 m (15,290 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 19,132 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 211002 |
Geography
editThe Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Palumani at 5,723 m (18,776 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
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History
editAnanea District was created on May 2, 1854.
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Ananea, elevation 4,660 m (15,290 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) | 9.9 (49.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 126.0 (4.96) |
101.7 (4.00) |
90.2 (3.55) |
43.4 (1.71) |
14.3 (0.56) |
6.9 (0.27) |
6.3 (0.25) |
11.9 (0.47) |
21.9 (0.86) |
45.3 (1.78) |
56.7 (2.23) |
86.5 (3.41) |
611.1 (24.05) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
Mayors
edit- 2011–2014: Samuel Ramos Quispe.
- 2007–2010: Crispín Amanqui Rodríguez.
Festivities
editSee also
editReferences
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 map Putina Province (Puno 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 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.
External links
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