Azángaro District, Azángaro
Azángaro District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.82% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
Climate
Climate data for Azángaro, elevation 3,857 m (12,654 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) | 16.3 (61.3) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.1 (62.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 112.5 (4.43) |
97.1 (3.82) |
90.6 (3.57) |
33.1 (1.30) |
7.8 (0.31) |
2.6 (0.10) |
2.1 (0.08) |
8.8 (0.35) |
22.0 (0.87) |
49.0 (1.93) |
53.7 (2.11) |
87.8 (3.46) |
567.1 (22.33) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru |
References
- ^ (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.