Santa Rosa District, Melgar

Santa Rosa District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]

Santa Rosa District
District
Khunurana, Santa Rosa district
Khunurana, Santa Rosa district
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceMelgar
CapitalSanta Rosa
Government
 • MayorFiliberto Tacca Navarro
Area
 • Total790.38 km2 (305.17 sq mi)
Elevation
3,993 m (13,100 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total7,454
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210808

Geography

The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate
Climate data for Santa Rosa (elevation 3,957 m (12,982 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)		 15.5
(59.9)		 15.3
(59.5)		 15.7
(60.3)		 15.8
(60.4)		 15.6
(60.1)		 15.5
(59.9)		 16.7
(62.1)		 17.6
(63.7)		 17.9
(64.2)		 18.4
(65.1)		 17.0
(62.6)		 16.4
(61.5)
Average low °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6)		 5.1
(41.2)		 4.5
(40.1)		 2.2
(36.0)		 −2.6
(27.3)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −7.0
(19.4)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 −0.9
(30.4)		 1.9
(35.4)		 3.6
(38.5)		 4.6
(40.3)		 0.4
(32.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 165.2
(6.50)		 132.9
(5.23)		 126.1
(4.96)		 40.9
(1.61)		 7.5
(0.30)		 3.2
(0.13)		 2.4
(0.09)		 6.9
(0.27)		 21.4
(0.84)		 61.3
(2.41)		 72.6
(2.86)		 128.3
(5.05)		 768.7
(30.25)
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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar 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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