Limbani District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru.[1]
Limbani | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Sandia |
| Founded | December 28, 1908 |
| Capital | Limbani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Percy Fermin Soncco Quispe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,112.34 km2 (815.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,320 m (10,890 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,407 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 211203 |
Geography
editSome of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Ankayuq K'uchu
- Ariquma
- Ch'uxñaquta
- K'ark'a Chunta
- Puka Pukayuq
- Q'alawaña
- Surapata Urqu
- Warachani
- Wirta Pata
- Yana Urqu
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Limbani, elevation 3,320 m (10,890 ft), (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.4 (59.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.1 (60.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
2.1 (35.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 238.0 (9.37) |
235.3 (9.26) |
165.0 (6.50) |
74.0 (2.91) |
34.9 (1.37) |
24.2 (0.95) |
28.6 (1.13) |
44.0 (1.73) |
64.3 (2.53) |
117.3 (4.62) |
124.6 (4.91) |
210.7 (8.30) |
1,360.9 (53.58) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru (precipitation 1991−2020)[4][5] | |||||||||||||
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.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Crucero 2 (Puno Region)
- ^ 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 10 June 2024.
- ^ "anexos atlas climatico" (PDF). National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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