Coordinates: 13°45′13″S 74°04′14″W / 13.7535°S 74.0705°W / -13.7535; -74.0705

Huancapi District

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Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
FoundedAugust 16, 1920
CapitalHuancapi
Government
 • MayorOnofrio Huamani Garcia
Area
 • Total
223.35 km2 (86.24 sq mi)
Elevation
3,081 m (10,108 ft)
Population
 • Total
2,460
 • Density11.0/km2 (28.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051001

Huancapi District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Huancapi, elevation 31,317 m (102,746 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)
20.5
(68.9)
20.2
(68.4)
20.5
(68.9)
21.2
(70.2)
21.0
(69.8)
20.9
(69.6)
21.7
(71.1)
22.5
(72.5)
23.8
(74.8)
24.6
(76.3)
22.8
(73.0)
21.8
(71.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
9.0
(48.2)
9.0
(48.2)
7.8
(46.0)
5.6
(42.1)
4.5
(40.1)
4.3
(39.7)
5.3
(41.5)
6.7
(44.1)
7.5
(45.5)
7.8
(46.0)
8.8
(47.8)
7.1
(44.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 152.6
(6.01)
154.2
(6.07)
119.8
(4.72)
47.8
(1.88)
11.5
(0.45)
6.7
(0.26)
10.1
(0.40)
13.4
(0.53)
23.5
(0.93)
32.5
(1.28)
42.0
(1.65)
105.5
(4.15)
719.6
(28.33)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

See also

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References

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  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: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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