San Jerónimo District, Andahuaylas
San Jerónimo District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Sallapi at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Aya Mach'ay
- Chunta Willka
- Ch'aki Kancha
- Kuntur Pampa
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Puka Wanaku
- Pukar
- Pukayuq
- Puma Urqu
- Puyunku
- Tapan Ichhu
- Wachwalla
- Wanqan
- Wayllayuq
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
Climate
Climate data for Andahuaylas City, elevation 2,981 m (9,780 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) | 20.2 (68.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.4 (68.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 131.9 (5.19) |
128.5 (5.06) |
103.8 (4.09) |
38.4 (1.51) |
17.0 (0.67) |
7.2 (0.28) |
11.3 (0.44) |
17.9 (0.70) |
26.4 (1.04) |
48.0 (1.89) |
50.1 (1.97) |
92.8 (3.65) |
673.3 (26.49) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru |
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac 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 6 November 2023.
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