Lircay
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
CapitalLircay
Government
 • MayorRaul Victor Anyaipoma Bendezu
Area
 • Total818.84 km2 (316.16 sq mi)
Elevation
3,278 m (10,755 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total24,551
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090301

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

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Angaraes Province (Huancavelica Region)
  3. ↑ 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)
  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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