Jacas Chico District
Jacas Chico | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Yarowilca |
| Founded | April 20, 1960 |
| Capital | San Cristóbal de Jacas Chico |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Santiago Salvador Palacios |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.4 km2 (26.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,795 m (12,451 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,356 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 101105 |
Jacas Chico District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups[edit]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Jacas Chico, elevation 3,703 m (12,149 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
3.8 (38.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 165.6 (6.52) |
166.1 (6.54) |
181.4 (7.14) |
91.7 (3.61) |
37.0 (1.46) |
15.8 (0.62) |
17.3 (0.68) |
22.5 (0.89) |
41.0 (1.61) |
105.4 (4.15) |
105.5 (4.15) |
161.8 (6.37) |
1,111.1 (43.74) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ (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 17 June 2024.
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| Ambo | |
| Dos de Mayo | |
| Huacaybamba | |
| Huamalíes | |
| Huánuco | |
| Lauricocha | |
| Leoncio Prado | |
| Marañón | |
| Pachitea | |
| Puerto Inca | |
| Yarowilca | |
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