District in Cusco, Peru
Santo Tomás District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru.[1]
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. 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 (85.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Santo Tomás, elevation 3,212 m (10,538 ft), (1991–2020)
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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
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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22.4
(72.3)
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22.3
(72.1)
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22.3
(72.1)
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22.4
(72.3)
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22.5
(72.5)
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22.1
(71.8)
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21.7
(71.1)
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23.0
(73.4)
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23.6
(74.5)
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24.2
(75.6)
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24.9
(76.8)
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23.5
(74.3)
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22.9
(73.2)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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7.4
(45.3)
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7.6
(45.7)
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7.4
(45.3)
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5.3
(41.5)
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1.2
(34.2)
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−1.5
(29.3)
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−1.6
(29.1)
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−0.2
(31.6)
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3.0
(37.4)
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4.9
(40.8)
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5.3
(41.5)
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6.7
(44.1)
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3.8
(38.8)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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162.7
(6.41)
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181.5
(7.15)
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167.0
(6.57)
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57.1
(2.25)
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8.6
(0.34)
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2.1
(0.08)
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5.2
(0.20)
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6.7
(0.26)
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18.5
(0.73)
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51.6
(2.03)
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56.1
(2.21)
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133.6
(5.26)
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850.7
(33.49)
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| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]
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See also
References
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