Pilpichaca District

Coordinates: 13°19′49″S 74°58′37″W / 13.3302°S 74.9770°W / -13.3302; -74.9770
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Pilpichaca
Pillpichaka
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceHuaytará
CapitalPilpichaca
Area
 • Total2,162.92 km2 (835.11 sq mi)
Elevation
4,092 m (13,425 ft)
Population
 • Total5,410
 • Density2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090607

Pilpichaca District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huaytará in Peru.[1]

Geography[edit]

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Tunel Cero (elevation 4,512 m (14,803 ft), 1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7)
10.1
(50.2)
10.1
(50.2)
10.7
(51.3)
10.8
(51.4)
10.8
(51.4)
10.5
(50.9)
11.1
(52.0)
11.3
(52.3)
11.6
(52.9)
12.2
(54.0)
10.9
(51.6)
10.9
(51.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)
0.8
(33.4)
0.8
(33.4)
0.1
(32.2)
−1.9
(28.6)
−4.0
(24.8)
−4.9
(23.2)
−4.8
(23.4)
−3.1
(26.4)
−1.9
(28.6)
−1.4
(29.5)
−0.2
(31.6)
−1.7
(29.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 151.7
(5.97)
155.2
(6.11)
145.6
(5.73)
64.8
(2.55)
17.3
(0.68)
4.0
(0.16)
4.2
(0.17)
6.5
(0.26)
19.9
(0.78)
50.7
(2.00)
57.5
(2.26)
119.8
(4.72)
797.2
(31.39)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huaytará Province (Huancavelica Region)
  3. ^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.


13°19′49″S 74°58′37″W / 13.3302°S 74.9770°W / -13.3302; -74.9770