Ichuña District

Ichuña
District
Ichuña
Ichuña
Map
Country Peru
RegionMoquegua
ProvinceGeneral Sánchez Cerro
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalIchuña
Government
 • MayorMelecio Eleusipo Flores Ventura
Area
 • Total
1,017.74 km2 (392.95 sq mi)
Elevation
3,756 m (12,323 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,782
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO180204

Ichuña District is one of eleven districts of the General Sánchez Cerro Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest peaks of the district 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 (79.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.86% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Ichuña, elevation 3,778 m (12,395 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.6
(67.3) 		19.5
(67.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.1
(68.2) 		19.5
(67.1) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.6
(65.5) 		19.8
(67.6) 		20.6
(69.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		21.4
(70.5) 		20.2
(68.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		6.0
(42.8) 		5.4
(41.7) 		3.4
(38.1) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		0.7
(33.3) 		2.4
(36.3) 		3.2
(37.8) 		5.0
(41.0) 		2.2
(35.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 135.4
(5.33) 		132.4
(5.21) 		82.7
(3.26) 		34.5
(1.36) 		3.2
(0.13) 		1.8
(0.07) 		2.4
(0.09) 		5.0
(0.20) 		8.0
(0.31) 		16.7
(0.66) 		27.4
(1.08) 		78.6
(3.09) 		528.1
(20.79)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the General Sánchez Cerro Province (Tacna Region) and the Maariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "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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16°08′26″S 70°32′09″W / 16.1406°S 70.5357°W / -16.1406; -70.5357