Chavin De Huantar District
Chavín de Huántar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
Climate
| Climate data for Chavín, elevation 2,985 m (9,793 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.0 (69.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97.6 (3.84) |
103.7 (4.08) |
120.6 (4.75) |
70.9 (2.79) |
26.2 (1.03) |
9.0 (0.35) |
5.4 (0.21) |
8.8 (0.35) |
29.3 (1.15) |
66.8 (2.63) |
70.8 (2.79) |
91.1 (3.59) |
700.2 (27.56) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | |||||||||||||
See also
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.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ 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 Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
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| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
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| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
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| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
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