Santa Rosa District, El Collao

Santa Rosa District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru.[1]

Santa Rosa District
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceEl Collao
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalMazo Cruz
Government
 • MayorIsmael Acero Mamani
Area
 • Total2,524.02 km2 (974.53 sq mi)
Elevation
3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Population
 (2007 census)
 • Total6,663
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210504

History

Santa Rosa District was created on May 5, 1854.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate
Climate data for Mazo Cruz (elevation 3,980 m (13,060 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)		 15.7
(60.3)		 16.0
(60.8)		 16.4
(61.5)		 16.2
(61.2)		 15.4
(59.7)		 15.1
(59.2)		 16.1
(61.0)		 17.2
(63.0)		 18.3
(64.9)		 19.0
(66.2)		 18.0
(64.4)		 16.6
(61.9)
Average low °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)		 0.9
(33.6)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −13.0
(8.6)		 −13.1
(8.4)		 −11.9
(10.6)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −1.6
(29.1)		 −6.1
(21.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 141.3
(5.56)		 120.1
(4.73)		 69.6
(2.74)		 24.8
(0.98)		 5.0
(0.20)		 2.0
(0.08)		 3.6
(0.14)		 7.6
(0.30)		 8.5
(0.33)		 18.0
(0.71)		 25.5
(1.00)		 75.4
(2.97)		 501.4
(19.74)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

Mayors
  • 2007-2014: Ismael Acero Mamani.

Festivities
  • May 3; Fiesta de las Cruces.
  • May 5: Aniversario
  • August 30: Santa Rosa de Lima

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 of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  3. 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)
  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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