Jacas Chico District

Jacas Chico
District
Interactive map of Jacas Chico
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceYarowilca
FoundedApril 20, 1960
CapitalSan Cristóbal de Jacas Chico
Government
 • MayorSantiago Salvador Palacios
Area
 • Total
68.4 km2 (26.4 sq mi)
Elevation
3,795 m (12,451 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,356
 • Density34.4/km2 (89.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO101105

Jacas Chico District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (50.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 49.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

Climate

Climate data for Jacas Chico, elevation 3,703 m (12,149 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8)		 11.8
(53.2)		 12.0
(53.6)		 12.5
(54.5)		 12.5
(54.5)		 12.1
(53.8)		 11.8
(53.2)		 12.3
(54.1)		 12.7
(54.9)		 12.7
(54.9)		 13.3
(55.9)		 12.3
(54.1)		 12.3
(54.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.6
(40.3)		 4.9
(40.8)		 4.9
(40.8)		 4.5
(40.1)		 3.7
(38.7)		 2.6
(36.7)		 1.9
(35.4)		 2.3
(36.1)		 3.2
(37.8)		 4.2
(39.6)		 4.4
(39.9)		 4.6
(40.3)		 3.8
(38.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 165.6
(6.52)		 166.1
(6.54)		 181.4
(7.14)		 91.7
(3.61)		 37.0
(1.46)		 15.8
(0.62)		 17.3
(0.68)		 22.5
(0.89)		 41.0
(1.61)		 105.4
(4.15)		 105.5
(4.15)		 161.8
(6.37)		 1,111.1
(43.74)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru

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. ↑ 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)
  3. ↑ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.

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