Cuyocuyo District

Cuyocuyo District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]

Cuyocuyo
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceSandia
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalCuyocuyo
Government
 • MayorZacarias Santamaria Paye
Area
 • Total503.91 km2 (194.56 sq mi)
Elevation
3,450 m (11,320 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,062
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO211202

Geography

The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest elevations of the district is Qurwari at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2][3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

Climate
Climate data for Cuyocuyo (elevation 3,619 m (11,873 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6)		 13.3
(55.9)		 13.7
(56.7)		 14.0
(57.2)		 13.9
(57.0)		 13.8
(56.8)		 13.7
(56.7)		 13.8
(56.8)		 13.7
(56.7)		 13.8
(56.8)		 14.2
(57.6)		 13.3
(55.9)		 13.7
(56.6)
Average low °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)		 5.9
(42.6)		 5.4
(41.7)		 4.7
(40.5)		 3.5
(38.3)		 2.5
(36.5)		 2.4
(36.3)		 3.0
(37.4)		 3.9
(39.0)		 5.1
(41.2)		 5.6
(42.1)		 5.9
(42.6)		 4.5
(40.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 132.4
(5.21)		 125.9
(4.96)		 95.3
(3.75)		 47.6
(1.87)		 19.9
(0.78)		 9.5
(0.37)		 13.6
(0.54)		 21.4
(0.84)		 32.2
(1.27)		 54.0
(2.13)		 52.8
(2.08)		 90.5
(3.56)		 695.1
(27.36)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[5]

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 Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Sandia Province, Puno Region
  4. 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)
  5. "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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