Ananea District
Ananea
Ananiya distritu | |
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 La Rinconada with Awchita in the background | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | San Antonio de Putina |
| Founded | May 2, 1854 |
| Capital | Ananea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Samuel Chambi Sánchez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 939.56 km2 (362.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,660 m (15,290 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,132 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 211002 |
Ananea District is one of five districts of the San Antonio de Putina Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Palumani at 5,723 m (18,776 ft) above sea level. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
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History
Ananea District was created on May 2, 1854.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (57.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Ananea (elevation 4,660 m (15,290 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) | 9.9 (49.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 126.0 (4.96) |
101.7 (4.00) |
90.2 (3.55) |
43.4 (1.71) |
14.3 (0.56) |
6.9 (0.27) |
6.3 (0.25) |
11.9 (0.47) |
21.9 (0.86) |
45.3 (1.78) |
56.7 (2.23) |
86.5 (3.41) |
611.1 (24.05) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
Mayors
- 2011–2014: Samuel Ramos Quispe.
- 2007–2010: Crispín Amanqui Rodríguez.
Festivities
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Putina Province (Puno Region)
- ^ 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 25 October 2023.
External links
- Official web site
- INEI Peru
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| Azángaro | |
| Carabaya | |
| Chucuito | |
| El Collao | |
| Huancané | |
| Lampa | |
| Melgar | |
| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina |
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| San Román | |
| Sandia | |
| Yunguyo | |
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