Santa Lucía | |
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![]() Alpacas grazing on the plateau west of
Lagunillas Lake, Santa Rosa District | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Lampa |
Founded | April 17, 1936 |
Capital | Santa Lucía |
Government | |
• Mayor | Salvador Alejo Tunco |
Area | |
• Total | 1,595.67 km2 (616.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4,025 m (13,205 ft) |
Population (
2005 census) | |
• Total | 8,130 |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 210709 |
Santa Lucía 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 (56.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [3]
Climate data for Santa Lucía, elevation 4,045 m (13,271 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) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 113.6 (4.47) |
108.6 (4.28) |
73.9 (2.91) |
25.3 (1.00) |
3.5 (0.14) |
1.3 (0.05) |
5.1 (0.20) |
2.8 (0.11) |
4.4 (0.17) |
11.7 (0.46) |
37.4 (1.47) |
93.5 (3.68) |
481.1 (18.94) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4] |
Santa Lucía | |
---|---|
![]() Alpacas grazing on the plateau west of
Lagunillas Lake, Santa Rosa District | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Lampa |
Founded | April 17, 1936 |
Capital | Santa Lucía |
Government | |
• Mayor | Salvador Alejo Tunco |
Area | |
• Total | 1,595.67 km2 (616.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4,025 m (13,205 ft) |
Population (
2005 census) | |
• Total | 8,130 |
• Density | 5.1/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( PET) |
UBIGEO | 210709 |
Santa Lucía 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 (56.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language ( 2007 Peru Census). [3]
Climate data for Santa Lucía, elevation 4,045 m (13,271 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 113.6 (4.47) |
108.6 (4.28) |
73.9 (2.91) |
25.3 (1.00) |
3.5 (0.14) |
1.3 (0.05) |
5.1 (0.20) |
2.8 (0.11) |
4.4 (0.17) |
11.7 (0.46) |
37.4 (1.47) |
93.5 (3.68) |
481.1 (18.94) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru [4] |