Pisacoma District

Pisacoma
P'isaq Uma
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceChucuito
CapitalPisacoma
Government
 • MayorNestor Jaime Chino Coaquira
Area
 • Total
959.34 km2 (370.40 sq mi)
Elevation
3,915 m (12,844 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
11,086
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210405

Pisacoma (from Aymara P'isaq Uma) is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Chuqi Patilla at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Arichuwa
  • Atapalluni
  • Chuqi Ch'iwani
  • Jach'a Nasa
  • Janq'u Qalani
  • Jilarata
  • Jisk'a Wallata
  • Kiwuri
  • K'ara K'arani
  • K'uchuni
  • Misani
  • Payrumani
  • Pichaqani
  • Qutaña
  • Q'iruni
  • Tanka
  • Timillu Nasa
  • Wallata Awki
  • Llallawa
  • Qarwa P'iq'iña
  • Qawra Qullu
  • Wila Kunka

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (51.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 48.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Pisacoma, elevation 3,930 m (12,890 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		16.8
(62.2) 		17.3
(63.1) 		16.8
(62.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.8
(60.4) 		16.7
(62.1) 		17.8
(64.0) 		18.6
(65.5) 		19.4
(66.9) 		18.5
(65.3) 		17.3
(63.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5) 		3.5
(38.3) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		0.6
(33.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−1.0
(30.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 148.6
(5.85) 		137.2
(5.40) 		79.7
(3.14) 		21.7
(0.85) 		3.9
(0.15) 		5.4
(0.21) 		4.4
(0.17) 		9.1
(0.36) 		10.8
(0.43) 		19.5
(0.77) 		25.8
(1.02) 		91.1
(3.59) 		557.2
(21.94)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

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 maps of the Chucuito Province, Puno Region
  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 Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.


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