Amantaní District
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Amantani | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Puno |
Founded | April 9, 1965 |
Capital | Amantani |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marcelino Yucra |
Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,854 m (12,644 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,255 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210102 |
Website | muniamantani.gob.pe[permanent dead link] |
Amantani[1] is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno region, Peru.[2]
History
Amantani District was created by Law on April 9, 1965, in Fernando Belaúnde term.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
Climate data for Isla Taquile (elevation 3,837 m (12,589 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.8 (60.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 215.9 (8.50) |
205.5 (8.09) |
174.3 (6.86) |
66.8 (2.63) |
12.8 (0.50) |
6.6 (0.26) |
10.2 (0.40) |
12.8 (0.50) |
33.9 (1.33) |
47.6 (1.87) |
54.6 (2.15) |
112.6 (4.43) |
953.6 (37.52) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |
Mayors
- 2011-2014: Marcelino Yucra Pacompia.
- 2007-2010: Adrián Severo Yanarico Cari.
Festivities
See also
References
- ^ munamantani.gob.pe Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine Municipalidad distrital de Amantani (official website)
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved March 19, 2008. Archived May 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
- ^ "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.
External links
- (in Spanish) Official district web site[permanent dead link]
- (in Spanish) INEI Peru
15°39′51″S 69°42′36″W / 15.66417°S 69.71000°W
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