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Ollachea District

Ullachiya
Map
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceCarabaya
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalUllachiya
Area
 • Total595.79 km2 (230.04 sq mi)
Elevation
2,785 m (9,137 ft)
Population
 • Total5,128
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210308

Ullachiya District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range and the Willkanuta mountain range traverse the district. Some of the highest mountains 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 (83.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Ollachea, elevation 2,706 m (8,878 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.4
(63.3)
17.6
(63.7)
17.8
(64.0)
18.0
(64.4)
17.8
(64.0)
17.3
(63.1)
17.0
(62.6)
17.4
(63.3)
17.7
(63.9)
18.0
(64.4)
18.1
(64.6)
17.8
(64.0)
17.7
(63.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)
9.8
(49.6)
9.7
(49.5)
9.0
(48.2)
7.8
(46.0)
6.5
(43.7)
6.0
(42.8)
6.6
(43.9)
7.9
(46.2)
8.8
(47.8)
9.4
(48.9)
9.6
(49.3)
8.4
(47.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 193.9
(7.63)
198.0
(7.80)
163.4
(6.43)
63.8
(2.51)
29.9
(1.18)
14.9
(0.59)
18.0
(0.71)
28.5
(1.12)
40.8
(1.61)
76.4
(3.01)
84.1
(3.31)
144.8
(5.70)
1,056.5
(41.6)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Carabaya Province and Putina Province (Puno Region)
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ "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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