Anco-Huallo District

District in Apurímac, Peru
Anco-Huallo
Anku Wallu
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceChincheros
FoundedFebruary 20, 1964
CapitalUripa
Government
 • MayorSamuel Alex Medina Cardenas
Area
 • Total38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation
3,204 m (10,512 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total10,510
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030602

Anco-Huallo District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Climate

Climate data for Uripa, Anco-Huallo, elevation 3,190 m (10,470 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3)
19.6
(67.3)
19.6
(67.3)
19.9
(67.8)
20.2
(68.4)
19.8
(67.6)
19.5
(67.1)
20.4
(68.7)
20.7
(69.3)
21.3
(70.3)
21.6
(70.9)
20.4
(68.7)
20.2
(68.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0)
13.8
(56.8)
13.8
(56.8)
13.7
(56.7)
13.2
(55.8)
12.4
(54.3)
11.9
(53.4)
13.0
(55.4)
13.9
(57.0)
14.5
(58.1)
14.9
(58.8)
14.2
(57.6)
13.6
(56.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6)
7.9
(46.2)
8.0
(46.4)
7.4
(45.3)
6.1
(43.0)
5.0
(41.0)
4.3
(39.7)
5.5
(41.9)
7.0
(44.6)
7.6
(45.7)
8.1
(46.6)
7.9
(46.2)
6.9
(44.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 181.5
(7.15)
182.2
(7.17)
214.5
(8.44)
45.3
(1.78)
16.3
(0.64)
4.2
(0.17)
6.7
(0.26)
15.7
(0.62)
41.8
(1.65)
78.2
(3.08)
75.4
(2.97)
121.2
(4.77)
983
(38.7)
Source 1: Municipalidad Distrital de Kishuara[3]
Source 2: Plataforma del Estado Peruano (precipitation 1965–2012)[4]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Estudio Hidrológico Cavira". Municipalidad Distrital de Kishuara. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "INFORME FINAL ESTUDIO DE HIDROLOGIA" (PDF). Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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