Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Santa Rosa District, El Collao

Santa Rosa District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru.

History

Santa Rosa District was created on May 5, 1854.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

Climate

Climate data for Mazo Cruz, elevation 3,980 m (13,060 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.0
(60.8)
15.7
(60.3)
16.0
(60.8)
16.4
(61.5)
16.2
(61.2)
15.4
(59.7)
15.1
(59.2)
16.1
(61.0)
17.2
(63.0)
18.3
(64.9)
19.0
(66.2)
18.0
(64.4)
16.6
(61.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.9
(33.6)
0.9
(33.6)
−0.2
(31.6)
−3.9
(25.0)
−10.0
(14.0)
−13.0
(8.6)
−13.1
(8.4)
−11.9
(10.6)
−9.4
(15.1)
−7.0
(19.4)
−5.3
(22.5)
−1.6
(29.1)
−6.1
(21.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 141.3
(5.56)
120.1
(4.73)
69.6
(2.74)
24.8
(0.98)
5.0
(0.20)
2.0
(0.08)
3.6
(0.14)
7.6
(0.30)
8.5
(0.33)
18.0
(0.71)
25.5
(1.00)
75.4
(2.97)
501.4
(19.74)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru

Mayors

  • 2007-2014: Ismael Acero Mamani.

Festivities

  • May 3; Fiesta de las Cruces.
  • May 5: Aniversario
  • August 30: Santa Rosa de Lima

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  3. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "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.


16°44′32″S 69°43′24″W / 16.7421°S 69.7233°W / -16.7421; -69.7233