Acomayo
Aqumayu
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceAcomayo
CapitalAcomayo
Government
  MayorMoises Ramos Villares
Area
  Total141.27 km2 (54.54 sq mi)
Elevation
3,207 m (10,522 ft)
Population
  Total5,062
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080201

Acomayo or Aqumayu (Quechua aqu sand, mayu river, "sand river") is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.18% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Climate

Climate data for Acomayo (elevation 3,212 m (10,538 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)
20.2
(68.4)
20.3
(68.5)
20.9
(69.6)
21.1
(70.0)
20.8
(69.4)
20.7
(69.3)
21.7
(71.1)
22.2
(72.0)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
21.3
(70.3)
21.2
(70.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.4
(47.1)
8.3
(46.9)
8.1
(46.6)
6.5
(43.7)
3.4
(38.1)
1.4
(34.5)
1.1
(34.0)
2.9
(37.2)
5.4
(41.7)
7.1
(44.8)
7.6
(45.7)
8.0
(46.4)
5.7
(42.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 160.0
(6.30)
146.7
(5.78)
126.7
(4.99)
50.4
(1.98)
6.3
(0.25)
3.2
(0.13)
4.0
(0.16)
6.9
(0.27)
15.1
(0.59)
47.0
(1.85)
70.1
(2.76)
120.8
(4.76)
757.2
(29.82)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

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. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
  3. "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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