| Luricocha Luriqucha | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Huanta |
| Capital | Luricocha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Americo Paulino Ludeña Tello |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.04 km (50.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,580 m (8,460 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,782 |
| • Density | 44/km (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050405 |
Luricocha District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta in Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. The majority of the population (65.24%) are native Quechua speakers, while 34.44% of the resident's native language is Spanish according to the 2007 Peru Census.
Climate
| Climate data for Huanta, Luricocha, elevation 2,485 m (8,153 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 108.4 (4.27) |
88.2 (3.47) |
47.9 (1.89) |
23.3 (0.92) |
7.2 (0.28) |
1.9 (0.07) |
3.6 (0.14) |
8.4 (0.33) |
8.4 (0.33) |
27.5 (1.08) |
39.0 (1.54) |
88.4 (3.48) |
452.2 (17.8) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
- "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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| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
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