Santa Rosa District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru.[1]
Santa Rosa District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | El Collao |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | Mazo Cruz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ismael Acero Mamani |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,524.02 km2 (974.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,960 m (12,990 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,663 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210504 |
History
editSanta Rosa District was created on May 5, 1854.
Geography
editSome of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Mazo Cruz, elevation 3,980 m (13,060 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) | 16.0 (60.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 141.3 (5.56) |
120.1 (4.73) |
69.6 (2.74) |
24.8 (0.98) |
5.0 (0.20) |
2.0 (0.08) |
3.6 (0.14) |
7.6 (0.30) |
8.5 (0.33) |
18.0 (0.71) |
25.5 (1.00) |
75.4 (2.97) |
501.4 (19.74) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
Mayors
edit- 2007-2014: Ismael Acero Mamani.
Festivities
edit- May 3; Fiesta de las Cruces.
- May 5: Aniversario
- August 30: Santa Rosa de Lima
See also
editReferences
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 of the El Collao Province (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 25 October 2023.
External links
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16°44′32″S 69°43′24″W / 16.7421°S 69.7233°W
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