Huancané
Wankani | |
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![]() Huancané | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Huancané |
Capital | Huancané |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alex Gomez Pacoricona |
Area | |
• Total | 381.62 km2 (147.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,841 m (12,602 ft) |
Population (
2005 census) | |
• Total | 23,474 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 210601 |
Huancané District ( Aymara Wankani) is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru. [1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (68.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.65% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [2]
Climate data for Huancané, elevation 3,842 m (12,605 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) | 15.0 (59.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
2.6 (36.7) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.4 (32.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 126.4 (4.98) |
117.3 (4.62) |
92.8 (3.65) |
35.1 (1.38) |
10.2 (0.40) |
4.8 (0.19) |
4.4 (0.17) |
8.0 (0.31) |
23.5 (0.93) |
52.8 (2.08) |
51.3 (2.02) |
105.4 (4.15) |
632 (24.88) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [3] |