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Lampa District, Lampa

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Lampa
Inmaculada Concepción church in Lampa
Inmaculada Concepción church in Lampa
Map
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceLampa
CapitalLampa
Government
 • MayorCiriaco Isidro Diaz Arestegui
Area
 • Total
675.82 km2 (260.94 sq mi)
Elevation
3,892 m (12,769 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
11,206
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210701

Lampa District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.32% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Lampa, elevation 3,866 m (12,684 ft), (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5)
16.2
(61.2)
16.2
(61.2)
16.5
(61.7)
16.5
(61.7)
15.9
(60.6)
16.0
(60.8)
16.8
(62.2)
17.7
(63.9)
18.1
(64.6)
18.8
(65.8)
17.8
(64.0)
16.9
(62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.2
(39.6)
4.3
(39.7)
3.8
(38.8)
1.5
(34.7)
−3.0
(26.6)
−5.6
(21.9)
−5.9
(21.4)
−4.5
(23.9)
−1.8
(28.8)
0.4
(32.7)
1.1
(34.0)
3.1
(37.6)
−0.2
(31.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 142.9
(5.63)
140.8
(5.54)
107.1
(4.22)
48.2
(1.90)
6.2
(0.24)
3.7
(0.15)
3.6
(0.14)
8.3
(0.33)
19.8
(0.78)
52.5
(2.07)
55.0
(2.17)
121.3
(4.78)
709.4
(27.95)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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 25 October 2023.


15°21′48″S 70°21′58″W / 15.36333°S 70.36611°W / -15.36333; -70.36611


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