Acobamba District, Acobamba
District in Huancavelica, Peru
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The Acobamba District is one of the eight districts in the Acobamba Province in Peru. It was created by Law No. 9718 on January 15, 1943.[1] Its capital is Acobamba.[2]
Acobamba
Aqupampa | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Acobamba | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Acobamba |
| Founded | January 15, 1943 |
| Capital | Acobamba |
| Subdivisions | 25 populated centers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rolando Vargas Mendoza |
| Area | |
• Total | 123.02 km2 (47.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,940 m (9,650 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 8,980 |
| • Density | 73.0/km2 (189/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090201 |
| Website | acobamba.hca.mp.gob.pe |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.64% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Acobamba, elevation 3,399 m (11,152 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.1 (66.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
7.0 (44.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120.1 (4.73) |
127.2 (5.01) |
94.5 (3.72) |
39.2 (1.54) |
19.4 (0.76) |
8.1 (0.32) |
10.2 (0.40) |
17.0 (0.67) |
22.9 (0.90) |
51.4 (2.02) |
48.6 (1.91) |
101.9 (4.01) |
660.5 (25.99) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
