Ccatca District
District in Cusco, Peru
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The Ccatca District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Ccatca.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Luychu Urqu at 4,430 m (14,530 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
- Antay Marka
- Inti Qhawarina
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Luychu Muqu
- Misa Pata
- Pukara
- Qinqu Rumiyuq
- Qullpa Tira
- Saksay Waman
- Takina Urqu
- Tinki Muqu
- T'uquyuq
- Uturunku
- Wisk'achani
- Yuraq Kancha
- Yuraq Unuyuq
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.00% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Ccatca, elevation 3,681 m (12,077 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
2.7 (36.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.6 (34.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 131.8 (5.19) |
134.8 (5.31) |
105.6 (4.16) |
29.8 (1.17) |
6.7 (0.26) |
6.1 (0.24) |
6.0 (0.24) |
10.0 (0.39) |
14.3 (0.56) |
42.2 (1.66) |
64.9 (2.56) |
114.3 (4.50) |
666.5 (26.24) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
