The Ccatca District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Ccatca.
Ccatca | |
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| 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 |
Geography
editOne 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
editThe 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) | |||||||||||||
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| 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
editReferences
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.
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