Caicay District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo in Peru.[1]
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 |
Geography
editThe most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which flows along the western border of the district.[2]
Ethnic groups
editThe 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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 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.
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