Santo Tomás District | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Chumbivilcas |
Capital | Santo Tomás |
Government | |
• Mayor | Domingo Benito Calderon |
Area | |
• Total | 1,924.08 km2 (742.89 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,660 m (12,010 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,614 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 080701 |
Santo Tomás District is one of eight districts of the province Chumbivilcas in Peru.[1]
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[2]
- Allpa Marka
- Apachita
- Chaku
- Chaku Urqu
- Chankuwaña
- Ch'iyara Ch'iyara
- Hatun Kunturi
- Hatun Q'asa
- Hatunqullpa
- Ikma
- Jalanta
- Kallanka
- Kimsa Kancha
- Kinra
- Kuntur K'uchu
- Kunturi
- Kuraw Qhata
- Luruma
- Minasniyuq
- Muru Sirka
- Parqu Parqu
- Pata Wasi
- Paychi
- Pichaqani
- Pillu
- Pilluni
- Pintapata
- Pirwa
- Puka Puka
- Puka Urqu
- Pukara
- Qayqu
- Qillqa
- Qullpa
- Qullpa K'uchu
- Q'illu Q'illu
- Sara Sara
- Saywa
- Siq'i Urqu
- Sullu Sullu
- Sunqu
- Surapata
- Surimana (near Minasniyuq)
- Surimana (near Waytani)
- Taruja Marka
- T'alla T'alla
- T'uru Rumi
- Uturunku
- Wamani Wayta
- Wamanripa
- Wansu Apachita
- Waña
- Waña Q'awa
- Warmi Aqu
- Waych'awi
- Waytani
- Wiska Tunqu
- Wiska Waqi
- Yana Qaqa
- Yana Urqu
- Yuraq Kancha
- Yuraq Qaqa
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.05%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
Climate data for Santo Tomás (elevation 3,212 m (10,538 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 162.7 (6.41) |
181.5 (7.15) |
167.0 (6.57) |
57.1 (2.25) |
8.6 (0.34) |
2.1 (0.08) |
5.2 (0.20) |
6.7 (0.26) |
18.5 (0.73) |
51.6 (2.03) |
56.1 (2.21) |
133.6 (5.26) |
850.7 (33.49) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |
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.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
- ↑ 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 25 October 2023.
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