Santiago de Paucaray is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Santiago de Paucaray | |
|---|---|
 Location of Santiago de Paucaray in the Sucre province | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Sucre |
| Founded | May 21, 1962 |
| Capital | Santiago de Paucaray |
| Subdivisions | 12 populated places |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.65 km2 (24.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,229 m (10,594 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,030 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050910 |
Population
editThe population of Santiago de Paucaray (2005 census) is 1,030 people, 495 men and 535 women.[1]
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.84% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Administrative division
editThe populated places in the district are:[1]
- Santiago de Paucaray
- Autama
- Chaquiccocha
- pampa Estancia
- Ccallhuaniso
- Ccotani
- Atihuara
- Matara
- Santa Rosa de Ccara Ccara
- Chullhua
- Hauytarumi
- Parhuanca
Climate
edit| Climate data for Santiago de Paucaray, elevation 3,232 m (10,604 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
6.6 (43.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 153.7 (6.05) |
155.8 (6.13) |
134.6 (5.30) |
50.5 (1.99) |
7.5 (0.30) |
7.6 (0.30) |
13.1 (0.52) |
16.4 (0.65) |
24.0 (0.94) |
33.9 (1.33) |
40.7 (1.60) |
100.7 (3.96) |
738.5 (29.07) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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 Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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