Antabamba (in hispanicized spelling) or Antapampa (Quechua anta copper, pampa plain, "copper plain") is one of the seven districts of the Antabamba Province in Peru.[1]
Antabamba District Distrito de Antapampa | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Antabamba |
| Capital | Antabamba |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raul Carrasco Ccallme |
| Area | |
| • Total | 603.76 km2 (233.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,636 m (11,929 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,343 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030301 |
Geography
editThe Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Antabamba, elevation 3,817 m (12,523 ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.8 (64.0) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.4 (65.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.0 (51.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 10.9 (51.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 9.5 (49.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 12.2 (54.0) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 1.9 (35.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 1.2 (34.2) | 2.4 (36.3) | 3.8 (38.8) | 4.2 (39.6) | 4.8 (40.6) | 5.1 (41.2) | 3.6 (38.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 208.4 (8.20) | 231.0 (9.09) | 187.1 (7.37) | 56.3 (2.22) | 14.4 (0.57) | 7.0 (0.28) | 6.2 (0.24) | 12.4 (0.49) | 25.6 (1.01) | 45.6 (1.80) | 43.4 (1.71) | 117.6 (4.63) | 955 (37.61) |
| Source 1: Municipalidad Distrital de Kishuara[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Plataforma del Estado Peruano (precipitation 1965–2012)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Estudio Hidrológico Cavira". Municipalidad Distrital de Kishuara. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "INFORME FINAL ESTUDIO DE HIDROLOGIA" (PDF). Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
14°29′13″S 73°30′43″W / 14.48694°S 73.51194°W
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