Acobamba District, Acobamba
District in Huancavelica, Peru
Acobamba Aqupampa | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Acobamba |
Founded | January 15, 1943 |
Capital | Acobamba |
Subdivisions | 25 populated centers |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rolando Vargas Mendoza |
Area | |
• Total | 123.02 km2 (47.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,940 m (9,650 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 8,980 |
• Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090201 |
Website | acobamba.hca.mp.gob.pe |
The Acobamba District is one of the eight districts in the Acobamba Province in Peru. It was created by Law No. 9718 on January 15, 1943.[1] Its capital is Acobamba.[2]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
Climate data for Acobamba, elevation 3,399 m (11,152 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) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.1 (66.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 3.4 (38.1) | 2.7 (36.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | 5.1 (41.2) | 6.1 (43.0) | 6.5 (43.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | 5.5 (41.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120.1 (4.73) | 127.2 (5.01) | 94.5 (3.72) | 39.2 (1.54) | 19.4 (0.76) | 8.1 (0.32) | 10.2 (0.40) | 17.0 (0.67) | 22.9 (0.90) | 51.4 (2.02) | 48.6 (1.91) | 101.9 (4.01) | 660.5 (25.99) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |
See also
References
- ^ Alberto Tauro del Pino, Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú, vol. I, p. 43.
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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.
External links
- (in Spanish) Official municipal website
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