Santiago de Pischa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]
Santiago de Pischa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Huamanga |
| Capital | San Pedro de Cachi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pelayo Santiago Pareja |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.94 km2 (44.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,188 m (10,459 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,643 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050111 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for San Pedro de Cachi, Santiago de Pischa, elevation 3,247 m (10,653 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.9 (46.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 139.6 (5.50) |
137.5 (5.41) |
105.3 (4.15) |
42.2 (1.66) |
17.8 (0.70) |
4.9 (0.19) |
11.0 (0.43) |
11.1 (0.44) |
18.6 (0.73) |
40.0 (1.57) |
45.4 (1.79) |
109.4 (4.31) |
682.8 (26.88) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
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.
- ^ 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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