Pisac District
District in Cusco, Peru
Pisac P'isaq | |
|---|---|
District | |
 Pisac | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Calca |
| Capital | Pisac |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gavino Yucra Tunqui |
| Area | |
| • Total | 148.25 km2 (57.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,972 m (9,751 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 9,239 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080405 |
Pisac District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Hatun Wayllarani
- Ichhunayuq
- Machu Kuntur Sinqa
- Ñustapata
- Pukayuq
- Q'ispi Urqu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Pisac, elevation 2,990 m (9,810 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) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.9 (73.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 9.7 (49.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | 4.6 (40.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 7.9 (46.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 119.1 (4.69) | 99.8 (3.93) | 83.2 (3.28) | 26.4 (1.04) | 7.0 (0.28) | 4.6 (0.18) | 5.6 (0.22) | 6.3 (0.25) | 11.2 (0.44) | 39.7 (1.56) | 56.7 (2.23) | 99.3 (3.91) | 558.9 (22.01) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Challwaqucha
- Chawaytiri
- Inti Watana
- Kimsaqucha
- Willka Raymi
References
- ^ (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 Calca Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
- ^ "Normales Climaticás 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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