Macusani District

Macusani District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.[1] Its seat is Macusani.

Macusani
District
Allin Qhapaq, Macusani District
Allin Qhapaq, Macusani District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
CapitalMacusani
Government
 • MayorNancy Rossel Angles
Area
 • Total1,029.56 km2 (397.52 sq mi)
Elevation
4,315 m (14,157 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total10,950
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210301

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range lies northeast of Macusani. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at 5,805 m (19,045 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 (70.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

Climate
Climate data for Macusani (elevation 4,363 m (14,314 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8)		 11.1
(52.0)		 11.3
(52.3)		 11.7
(53.1)		 12.3
(54.1)		 11.9
(53.4)		 11.6
(52.9)		 12.2
(54.0)		 12.3
(54.1)		 12.4
(54.3)		 12.7
(54.9)		 11.6
(52.9)		 11.8
(53.3)
Average low °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)		 1.4
(34.5)		 1.0
(33.8)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 −8.0
(17.6)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −1.2
(29.8)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 0.7
(33.3)		 −2.3
(27.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 135.7
(5.34)		 116.8
(4.60)		 101.0
(3.98)		 38.4
(1.51)		 10.2
(0.40)		 3.6
(0.14)		 3.8
(0.15)		 7.3
(0.29)		 17.0
(0.67)		 47.8
(1.88)		 61.7
(2.43)		 110.7
(4.36)		 654
(25.75)
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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Crucero District 2 (Puno Region)
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province, Puno Region
  4. 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)
  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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