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Incahuasi District

Coordinates: 6°14′09″S 79°19′00″W / 6.2357°S 79.3168°W / -6.2357; -79.3168
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Incahuasi
Inkawasi
Church of Incahuasi during a procession
Church of Incahuasi during a procession
Country Peru
RegionLambayeque
ProvinceFerreñafe
FoundedFebruary 17, 1951
CapitalIncahuasi
Government
 • MayorWilliam Hidalgo Manayay Manayay
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total443.91 km2 (171.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,078 m (10,098 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total13,858
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO140203

Incahuasi District or Inkawasi[1] (Quechua Inka Inca, wasi house, "Inca house")[2][3] is one of six districts of the Ferreñafe Province in the Department of Lambayeque in Peru.[4]

Ethnic groups[edit]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua (Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua) is the language which the majority of the population (85.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[5]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Incahuasi, elevation 3,052 m (10,013 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
15.8
(60.4)
16.1
(61.0)
16.2
(61.2)
16.1
(61.0)
16.1
(61.0)
16.0
(60.8)
16.6
(61.9)
17.0
(62.6)
16.7
(62.1)
16.8
(62.2)
16.5
(61.7)
16.3
(61.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)
7.5
(45.5)
8.0
(46.4)
7.9
(46.2)
7.8
(46.0)
7.3
(45.1)
6.9
(44.4)
7.0
(44.6)
7.4
(45.3)
7.5
(45.5)
7.3
(45.1)
7.5
(45.5)
7.5
(45.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58.3
(2.30)
98.4
(3.87)
121.9
(4.80)
73.0
(2.87)
37.6
(1.48)
11.4
(0.45)
8.6
(0.34)
7.3
(0.29)
18.7
(0.74)
47.0
(1.85)
41.8
(1.65)
49.7
(1.96)
573.7
(22.6)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[6]
Climate data for Puchaca, Incahuasi, elevation 336 m (1,102 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.1
(86.2)
30.2
(86.4)
30.2
(86.4)
29.4
(84.9)
28.2
(82.8)
27.4
(81.3)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
27.5
(81.5)
27.5
(81.5)
28.0
(82.4)
29.1
(84.4)
28.5
(83.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.0
(68.0)
20.9
(69.6)
20.9
(69.6)
19.8
(67.6)
17.9
(64.2)
16.2
(61.2)
15.3
(59.5)
14.9
(58.8)
15.2
(59.4)
15.7
(60.3)
16.4
(61.5)
18.2
(64.8)
17.6
(63.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.3
(0.92)
81.6
(3.21)
137.8
(5.43)
31.3
(1.23)
6.1
(0.24)
1.0
(0.04)
0.7
(0.03)
0.5
(0.02)
1.2
(0.05)
4.5
(0.18)
5.1
(0.20)
5.0
(0.20)
298.1
(11.75)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ muniferrenafe.gob.pe
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2024.


6°14′09″S 79°19′00″W / 6.2357°S 79.3168°W / -6.2357; -79.3168