Pisac
P'isaq
District
Pisac
Pisac
Coat of arms of Pisac
Coat of arms
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCalca
CapitalPisac
Government
 • MayorGavino Yucra Tunqui
Area
 • Total148.25 km2 (57.24 sq mi)
Elevation
2,972 m (9,751 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total9,239
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080405

Pisac District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains 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 (72.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Pisac (elevation 2,990 m (9,810 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)		 21.5
(70.7)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.7
(72.9)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.0
(73.4)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.7
(74.7)		 24.3
(75.7)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.9
(73.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.1
(50.2)		 10.0
(50.0)		 9.7
(49.5)		 8.2
(46.8)		 6.1
(43.0)		 4.6
(40.3)		 4.2
(39.6)		 5.3
(41.5)		 7.5
(45.5)		 9.2
(48.6)		 9.8
(49.6)		 10.0
(50.0)		 7.9
(46.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119.1
(4.69)		 99.8
(3.93)		 83.2
(3.28)		 26.4
(1.04)		 7.0
(0.28)		 4.6
(0.18)		 5.6
(0.22)		 6.3
(0.25)		 11.2
(0.44)		 39.7
(1.56)		 56.7
(2.23)		 99.3
(3.91)		 558.9
(22.01)
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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
  4. ↑ "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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