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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