Chavín de Huántar
District
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuari
CapitalChavín de Huántar
Government
 • MayorJustino Zenon Montes Colcas
Area
 • Total434.13 km2 (167.62 sq mi)
Elevation
3,137 m (10,292 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total8,694
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021004

Chavín de Huántar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Chavín (elevation 2,985 m (9,793 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.6
(69.1)		 20.0
(68.0)		 19.3
(66.7)		 20.1
(68.2)		 21.4
(70.5)		 21.5
(70.7)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.9
(71.4)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.6
(70.9)		 20.9
(69.6)		 21.0
(69.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)		 9.1
(48.4)		 8.9
(48.0)		 8.2
(46.8)		 7.6
(45.7)		 6.5
(43.7)		 6.1
(43.0)		 7.1
(44.8)		 8.2
(46.8)		 8.5
(47.3)		 8.4
(47.1)		 8.7
(47.7)		 8.0
(46.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 97.6
(3.84)		 103.7
(4.08)		 120.6
(4.75)		 70.9
(2.79)		 26.2
(1.03)		 9.0
(0.35)		 5.4
(0.21)		 8.8
(0.35)		 29.3
(1.15)		 66.8
(2.63)		 70.8
(2.79)		 91.1
(3.59)		 700.2
(27.56)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huari Province (Ancash Region)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ "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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