Coordinates: 13°19′24″S 71°58′43″W / 13.3232°S 71.9785°W / -13.3232; -71.9785

Calca District

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Calca
Khallka
District
Huch'uy Qusqu
Huch'uy Qusqu
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCalca
CapitalCalca
Government
 • MayorCiriaco Condori Cruz
Area
 • Total311.01 km2 (120.08 sq mi)
Elevation
2,928 m (9,606 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total18,491
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080401

Calca District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1] The capital of the district is Calca, also known as the capital of the Sacred Valley.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the Urupampa mountain range, Ch'iqun, Q'irayuq, Sawasiray and Siriwani, lie in the northwestern part of the Calca District. Other mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Climate

Climate data for Calca, elevation 2,926 m (9,600 ft), (1963–1998)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.4
(72.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 14.6
(58.3) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.1
(57.4) 		13.1
(55.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		14.1
(57.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		15.5
(59.9) 		15.0
(59.0) 		13.9
(57.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		7.6
(45.7) 		7.4
(45.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		3.4
(38.1) 		1.3
(34.3) 		0.9
(33.6) 		2.7
(36.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		6.6
(43.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		7.7
(45.9) 		5.3
(41.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 112.0
(4.41) 		93.4
(3.68) 		82.2
(3.24) 		35.0
(1.38) 		5.1
(0.20) 		5.2
(0.20) 		3.1
(0.12) 		7.7
(0.30) 		13.2
(0.52) 		33.4
(1.31) 		60.0
(2.36) 		83.7
(3.30) 		534
(21.02)
Average relative humidity (%) 72.4 72.8 72.1 69.9 65.8 63.2 61.7 61.7 61.9 62.4 64.1 68.5 66.4
Source: Repositorio Institucional Continental[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the CAlca Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ^ "Impacto del incremento de temperatura por el cambio climático en el balance hídrico de microcuenca de laguna de Piuray, 2000 - 2020" (PDF). Universidad Continental. Retrieved 27 June 2024.


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