Amantaní District
District in Puno, Peru
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Amantaní[1] is one of fifteen districts of the Puno Province in the Puno region, Peru.[2]
Amantaní | |
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Amantaní | |
 Interactive map of Amantaní | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Puno |
| Founded | April 9, 1965 |
| Capital | Amantaní |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelino Yucra |
| Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,854 m (12,644 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,255 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210102 |
| Website | muniamantani.gob.pe[permanent dead link] |
History
Amantaní District was created by law on April 9, 1965, in Fernando Belaúnde's term.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 1.50% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Isla Taquile, elevation 3,837 m (12,589 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.8 (60.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 215.9 (8.50) |
205.5 (8.09) |
174.3 (6.86) |
66.8 (2.63) |
12.8 (0.50) |
6.6 (0.26) |
10.2 (0.40) |
12.8 (0.50) |
33.9 (1.33) |
47.6 (1.87) |
54.6 (2.15) |
112.6 (4.43) |
953.6 (37.52) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
Mayors
- 2011-2014: Marcelino Yucra Pacompia.
- 2007-2010: Adrián Severo Yanarico Cari.
