Arapa District
Arapa  | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Region | Puno | 
| Province | Azángaro | 
| Capital | Arapa | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cesar Gilberto Torres Rosello | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 329.85 km2 (127.36 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 3,838 m (12,592 ft) | 
| Population | |
 • Total  | 10,178 | 
| • Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) | 
| UBIGEO | 210203 | 
Arapa District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.66% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Arapa, elevation 3,837 m (12,589 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8)  |  16.0 (60.8)  |  16.2 (61.2)  |  16.7 (62.1)  |  16.7 (62.1)  |  16.0 (60.8)  |  16.0 (60.8)  |  16.8 (62.2)  |  17.6 (63.7)  |  17.9 (64.2)  |  18.3 (64.9)  |  17.3 (63.1)  |  16.8 (62.2)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6)  |  5.0 (41.0)  |  4.3 (39.7)  |  2.5 (36.5)  |  −0.8 (30.6)  |  −2.8 (27.0)  |  −2.9 (26.8)  |  −1.8 (28.8)  |  1.0 (33.8)  |  2.6 (36.7)  |  3.4 (38.1)  |  4.5 (40.1)  |  1.6 (35.0)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 118.2 (4.65)  |  119.5 (4.70)  |  96.0 (3.78)  |  42.4 (1.67)  |  10.3 (0.41)  |  5.1 (0.20)  |  3.7 (0.15)  |  9.2 (0.36)  |  23.1 (0.91)  |  53.9 (2.12)  |  53.3 (2.10)  |  99.6 (3.92)  |  634.3 (24.97)  | 
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
 - ^ 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.
 
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