Santiago de Paucaray District

Santiago de Paucaray is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Santiago de Paucaray
Location of Santiago de Paucaray in the Sucre province
Location of Santiago de Paucaray in the Sucre province
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceSucre
FoundedMay 21, 1962
CapitalSantiago de Paucaray
Subdivisions12 populated places
Area
 • Total62.65 km2 (24.19 sq mi)
Elevation
3,229 m (10,594 ft)
Population
 • Total1,030
 • Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050910

Population

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The population of Santiago de Paucaray (2005 census) is 1,030 people, 495 men and 535 women.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.84% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Administrative division

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The populated places in the district are:[1]

  • Santiago de Paucaray
  • Autama
  • Chaquiccocha
  • pampa Estancia
  • Ccallhuaniso
  • Ccotani
  • Atihuara
  • Matara
  • Santa Rosa de Ccara Ccara
  • Chullhua
  • Hauytarumi
  • Parhuanca

Climate

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Climate data for Santiago de Paucaray, elevation 3,232 m (10,604 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
19.5
(67.1)
19.2
(66.6)
20.1
(68.2)
20.8
(69.4)
20.4
(68.7)
20.2
(68.4)
20.9
(69.6)
21.6
(70.9)
22.3
(72.1)
22.9
(73.2)
21.2
(70.2)
20.8
(69.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2)
8.1
(46.6)
8.1
(46.6)
7.4
(45.3)
5.6
(42.1)
4.8
(40.6)
4.2
(39.6)
4.9
(40.8)
6.2
(43.2)
6.8
(44.2)
7.0
(44.6)
7.7
(45.9)
6.6
(43.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 153.7
(6.05)
155.8
(6.13)
134.6
(5.30)
50.5
(1.99)
7.5
(0.30)
7.6
(0.30)
13.1
(0.52)
16.4
(0.65)
24.0
(0.94)
33.9
(1.33)
40.7
(1.60)
100.7
(3.96)
738.5
(29.07)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.


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