Crucero District

Crucero District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.[1]

Crucero
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
CapitalCrucero
Government
 • MayorAlwin Saturnino Cutipa Mamani
Area
 • Total836.37 km2 (322.92 sq mi)
Elevation
4,124 m (13,530 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,761
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210306

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ariquma at approximately 5,350 m (17,550 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Apachita
  • Challwani Urqu
  • Chunta Q'atawi
  • Kuntur Ikiña
  • K'ank'awini
  • Laramani
  • Liqiliqini
  • Luk'ana
  • Maran Sarani
  • Pinkillu Punta
  • Pinkilluni Urqu
  • Q'ara Pata Kunka
  • Qayqu
  • Qayqu Tira
  • Qinamari
  • Q'alawaña
  • Rit'ikunka
  • Sapan Qullu
  • Sura Pata
  • Takuni
  • Tampu K'ark'a
  • Taypi Kunka
  • Wila Sirka
  • Wiluyuq Urqu
  • Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (75.80%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.89% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate
Climate data for Crucero (elevation 4,128 m (13,543 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 14.7
(58.5)		 14.6
(58.3)		 14.3
(57.7)		 14.7
(58.5)		 15.0
(59.0)		 14.8
(58.6)		 14.6
(58.3)		 15.1
(59.2)		 15.0
(59.0)		 15.2
(59.4)		 15.6
(60.1)		 14.8
(58.6)		 14.9
(58.8)
Average low °C (°F) 2.4
(36.3)		 2.5
(36.5)		 1.5
(34.7)		 −0.7
(30.7)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −8.2
(17.2)		 −9.5
(14.9)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 0.1
(32.2)		 1.5
(34.7)		 −2.3
(27.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 128.4
(5.06)		 114.6
(4.51)		 95.7
(3.77)		 36.8
(1.45)		 13.6
(0.54)		 5.7
(0.22)		 4.2
(0.17)		 11.7
(0.46)		 22.2
(0.87)		 47.8
(1.88)		 64.0
(2.52)		 94.5
(3.72)		 639.2
(25.17)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero 2 and Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. 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)
  4. "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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