Yunguyo District is one of seven districts of the province Yunguyo in Peru.[1]
Yunguyo | |
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 Main square in Yunguyo | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Yunguyo |
| Capital | Yunguyo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Huanca Coarita |
| Area | |
• Total | 170.59 km2 (65.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,826 m (12,552 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,772 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 211301 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (62.50%) learn to speak in childhood. 36.53% of the residents speak Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Tahuaco–Yunguyo, elevation 3,888 m (12,756 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.5 (61.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.6 (34.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 174.3 (6.86) |
145.0 (5.71) |
120.3 (4.74) |
41.0 (1.61) |
11.4 (0.45) |
10.4 (0.41) |
9.7 (0.38) |
18.5 (0.73) |
27.0 (1.06) |
47.3 (1.86) |
54.6 (2.15) |
98.7 (3.89) |
758.2 (29.85) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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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