San Jerónimo District, Andahuaylas

San Jerónimo District
Distrito de San Jerónimo
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAndahuaylas
CapitalSan Jerónimo
Government
 • MayorOscar David Rojas Palomino
Area
 • Total
237.42 km2 (91.67 sq mi)
Elevation
2,944 m (9,659 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
17,220
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030213

San Jerónimo District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Sallapi at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Aya Mach'ay
  • Chunta Willka
  • Ch'aki Kancha
  • Kuntur Pampa
  • Kuntur Sinqa
  • Puka Wanaku
  • Pukar
  • Pukayuq
  • Puma Urqu
  • Puyunku
  • Tapan Ichhu
  • Wachwalla
  • Wanqan
  • Wayllayuq

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Andahuaylas City, elevation 2,981 m (9,780 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.7
(67.5) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		20.0
(68.0) 		20.6
(69.1) 		21.4
(70.5) 		22.3
(72.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		20.4
(68.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9) 		9.6
(49.3) 		9.2
(48.6) 		7.7
(45.9) 		5.1
(41.2) 		4.2
(39.6) 		3.7
(38.7) 		5.0
(41.0) 		7.0
(44.6) 		8.0
(46.4) 		8.5
(47.3) 		9.3
(48.7) 		7.2
(45.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 131.9
(5.19) 		128.5
(5.06) 		103.8
(4.09) 		38.4
(1.51) 		17.0
(0.67) 		7.2
(0.28) 		11.3
(0.44) 		17.9
(0.70) 		26.4
(1.04) 		48.0
(1.89) 		50.1
(1.97) 		92.8
(3.65) 		673.3
(26.49)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
  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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