Chinchero District is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru.[1] The town of Chinchero is the capital of the district. It is the location for the proposed Chinchero International Airport, which would serve travelers to the Cusco Region.[2]
Chinchero
Chinchiru | |
|---|---|
From top, clockwise: Plaza Chinchero, rural terraces, Templo Nuestra Señora de la Natividad, overview of the town | |
| Coordinates: 13°23′28″S 72°2′52″W / 13.39111°S 72.04778°W | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Urubamba |
| Founded | September 9, 1905 |
| Capital | Chinchero |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Hector Cusicuna Quispe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.57 km2 (36.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,762 m (12,343 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 10,477 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081302 |
| Website | munichinchero.gob.pe |
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Geography edit
One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Luychu at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]
- Ichhu Kancha
- Kunka Kunka
- K'usi Qaqa
- Pata Kancha
- Quri Qucha Punta
- Quri Qucha Qaqa
- Sinqa
- Wallata Wachana
- Wanakawri (Anta-Urubamba)
- Yuthu Pukyu
Ethnic groups edit
The people that live in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.49%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
Climate edit
Chinchero has a dry-winter subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cwc), that borders very closely on both a tundra climate (Köppen climate classification: ET), and a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk).
| Climate data for Chincheros, Peru (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4 (39) |
3 (37) |
3 (37) |
1 (34) |
−2 (28) |
−4 (25) |
−6 (21) |
−4 (25) |
−1 (30) |
1 (34) |
2 (36) |
3 (37) |
0 (32) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 117 (4.6) |
81 (3.2) |
72 (2.8) |
36 (1.4) |
3 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
9 (0.4) |
12 (0.5) |
24 (0.9) |
45 (1.8) |
51 (2.0) |
453 (17.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 81 |
| Source: WW[5] | |||||||||||||
Notable residents edit
The anthropologists Ed and Chris Franquemont lived among the Chinchero people during the 1970s, studying traditional textile production techniques. Their daughter Abby Franquemont, having spent her childhood within a spinning culture, later became a revivalist of hand spinning with the spindle.[6]
See also edit
- Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco (Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco, CTTC)
- Lliklla
- Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez
- List of archaeological sites in Peru
References edit
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ "International Airport of Chinchero - Cusco (AICC) :: Proinversión". www.proyectosapp.pe. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Urubamba Province (Cusco 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)
- ^ "Weather Averages and Activities". World Weather Online. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ^ Abby Franquemont, Respect the Spindle, spin infinite yarns with one amazing tool, Interweave (2009) ISBN 9781596681552
External links edit
- (in Spanish) Official municipal website
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