Lampa District, Lampa
Lampa | |
|---|---|
 Inmaculada Concepción church in Lampa | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Lampa |
| Capital | Lampa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ciriaco Isidro Diaz Arestegui |
| Area | |
• Total | 675.82 km2 (260.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,892 m (12,769 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 11,206 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210701 |
Lampa District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Lampa, elevation 3,866 m (12,684 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 142.9 (5.63) |
140.8 (5.54) |
107.1 (4.22) |
48.2 (1.90) |
6.2 (0.24) |
3.7 (0.15) |
3.6 (0.14) |
8.3 (0.33) |
19.8 (0.78) |
52.5 (2.07) |
55.0 (2.17) |
121.3 (4.78) |
709.4 (27.95) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
| Huancané | |
| Lampa | |
| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
15°21′48″S 70°21′58″W / 15.36333°S 70.36611°W
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