Lircay District
Lircay | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Angaraes |
| Capital | Lircay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 818.84 km2 (316.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,278 m (10,755 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 24,551 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090301 |
Lircay District is one of twelve districts of the Angaraes Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Chuku at 5,058 m (16,594 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Aqu Arma
- Aya Pata Punta
- Chawpi Urqu
- Chimpa Urqu
- Chupa
- Chuqi
- Hapu Punta
- Hatun Rit'i
- Inkill Qaqa
- Iskay Siwi
- Iskayqucha
- Kuntur Wachana
- K'allapa Q'asa
- Misaqucha
- Machu Qaqa
- Parya
- Puka Q'asa
- Phutunqu
- Qiwllaqucha
- Qucha Q'asa
- Rayusqa
- Rit'i Parata
- Tampu Wayq'u
- Tawri Pachana
- Tiklla Urqu
- Titi Q'asa
- Tuqtu
- T'asta Pampa
- T'asta Q'asa
- T'uqu Pukyu
- Uqi Qullqa
- Urqu Wasi
- Wachulla
- Walla Q'asa
- Wayra Q'asa
- Wayta
- Willka Punta
- Wisk'achaniyuq
- Wiqu Sallana
- Yana Mach'ay
- Yana Rumi
- Yana Urqu
- Yana Ututu
- Yawrilla
- Yuraq Mach'ay
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.32%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Lircay (elevation 3,303 m (10,837 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.2 (68.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
1.3 (34.3) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4.7 (40.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 142.7 (5.62) |
147.3 (5.80) |
114.4 (4.50) |
54.1 (2.13) |
24.8 (0.98) |
10.7 (0.42) |
14.9 (0.59) |
16.4 (0.65) |
29.4 (1.16) |
51.7 (2.04) |
53.2 (2.09) |
103.4 (4.07) |
763 (30.05) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
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 Angaraes Province (Huancavelica 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 6 November 2023.
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| Angaraes | |
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| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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