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Antabamba.
District in Apurímac, Peru
Antabamba (in hispanicized spelling) or Antapampa (Quechua anta copper, pampa plain, "copper plain") is one of the seven districts of the Antabamba Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[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 (69.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Antabamba, elevation 3,817 m (12,523 ft)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
17.1
(62.8)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
16.8
(62.2)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
18.7
(65.7)
|
18.2
(64.8)
|
17.8
(64.0)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
20.2
(68.4)
|
20.2
(68.4)
|
18.9
(66.0)
|
18.4
(65.1)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
10.9
(51.6)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
9.6
(49.3)
|
9.5
(49.1)
|
10.5
(50.9)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
12.2
(54.0)
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12.5
(54.5)
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12.0
(53.6)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
4.9
(40.8)
|
5.0
(41.0)
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4.8
(40.6)
|
3.7
(38.7)
|
1.9
(35.4)
|
0.9
(33.6)
|
1.2
(34.2)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
3.8
(38.8)
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4.2
(39.6)
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4.8
(40.6)
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5.1
(41.2)
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3.6
(38.4)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
208.4
(8.20)
|
231.0
(9.09)
|
187.1
(7.37)
|
56.3
(2.22)
|
14.4
(0.57)
|
7.0
(0.28)
|
6.2
(0.24)
|
12.4
(0.49)
|
25.6
(1.01)
|
45.6
(1.80)
|
43.4
(1.71)
|
117.6
(4.63)
|
955
(37.61)
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| Source 1: Municipalidad Distrital de Kishuara[4]
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| Source 2: Plataforma del Estado Peruano (precipitation 1965–2012)[5]
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References
14°29′13″S 73°30′43″W / 14.48694°S 73.51194°W / -14.48694; -73.51194
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