Colcabamba District, Tayacaja
District in Huancavelica, Peru
Colcabamba Qullqa Pampa | |
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District | |
Campo Armiño, Colcabamba District | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Colcabamba in the Tayacaja province | |
Coordinates: 12°24.5′S 74°40.6′W / 12.4083°S 74.6767°W / -12.4083; -74.6767 | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Tayacaja |
Capital | Colcabamba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Augusto Maravi Romani |
Area | |
• Total | 598.12 km2 (230.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,979 m (9,774 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 21,593 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090705 |
Colcabamba (from Quechua: Qullqa Pampa, meaning "deposit plain") is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Atuq Punta at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Arpayuq
- Ch'uñuna Mach'ay
- Kimsa Chumpi
- Minas Qucha
- Pakay Raqra
- Panti
- Parya Qaqa
- Pawkaray
- Qillwa Qucha
- Q'illu Qucha
- Tayanku
- Wanu Pata
- Waylla
- Wiska
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 23.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
Climate data for Colcabamba, elevation 3,019 m (9,905 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) | 18.1 (64.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.4 (65.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 20.3 (68.5) | 18.2 (64.8) | 18.8 (65.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 8.6 (47.5) | 7.8 (46.0) | 7.0 (44.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 7.0 (44.6) | 8.2 (46.8) | 8.7 (47.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 8.3 (47.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 174.7 (6.88) | 170.5 (6.71) | 152.5 (6.00) | 57.4 (2.26) | 22.7 (0.89) | 14.6 (0.57) | 13.4 (0.53) | 16.4 (0.65) | 34.6 (1.36) | 72.0 (2.83) | 65.5 (2.58) | 125.4 (4.94) | 919.7 (36.2) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |
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 Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region) 2017
- ^ 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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