Paratía | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Puno |
Province | Lampa |
Founded | April 23, 1954 |
Capital | Paratía |
Government | |
• Mayor | Apolonio Ezequiel Yareta Mamani |
Area | |
• Total | 745.08 km2 (287.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4,390 m (14,400 ft) |
Population (
2005 census) | |
• Total | 4,960 |
• Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 210707 |
Paratía District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru. [1]
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: [2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [3]
Climate data for Pampahuta, elevation 4,316 m (14,160 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) | 12.7 (54.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.3 (56.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 174.3 (6.86) |
176.7 (6.96) |
131.3 (5.17) |
59.9 (2.36) |
8.5 (0.33) |
2.8 (0.11) |
4.1 (0.16) |
7.7 (0.30) |
15.2 (0.60) |
42.8 (1.69) |
58.4 (2.30) |
125.9 (4.96) |
807.6 (31.8) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4] |