Santa Rosa District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]
Santa Rosa District | |
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 Khunurana, Santa Rosa district | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Melgar |
| Capital | Santa Rosa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Filiberto Tacca Navarro |
| Area | |
• Total | 790.38 km2 (305.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,993 m (13,100 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,454 |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210808 |
Geography
editThe La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Santa Rosa, elevation 3,957 m (12,982 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 165.2 (6.50) |
132.9 (5.23) |
126.1 (4.96) |
40.9 (1.61) |
7.5 (0.30) |
3.2 (0.13) |
2.4 (0.09) |
6.9 (0.27) |
21.4 (0.84) |
61.3 (2.41) |
72.6 (2.86) |
128.3 (5.05) |
768.7 (30.25) |
| 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ^ 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 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.
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