Asillo District
District in Puno, Peru
Asillo | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Azángaro |
Capital | Asillo |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Ludgardo Torres Sucari |
Area | |
• Total | 392.38 km2 (151.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,909 m (12,825 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 18,725 |
• Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210204 |
Asillo District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.94% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
Climate data for Progreso, Asillo, elevation 3,925 m (12,877 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.6 (61.9) | 17.3 (63.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.5 (61.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | 3.9 (39.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | −1.2 (29.8) | −3.4 (25.9) | −3.7 (25.3) | −2.4 (27.7) | 0.6 (33.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | 3.4 (38.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | 1.2 (34.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 127.8 (5.03) | 110.8 (4.36) | 97.0 (3.82) | 43.2 (1.70) | 7.8 (0.31) | 1.9 (0.07) | 3.4 (0.13) | 6.8 (0.27) | 18.3 (0.72) | 48.8 (1.92) | 55.2 (2.17) | 97.7 (3.85) | 618.7 (24.35) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] |
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.
- ^ 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.
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