Chavín de Huantar District
District in Ancash, Peru
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Chavín de Huántar District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]
Chavín de Huántar | |
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 Interactive map of Chavín de Huántar | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huari |
| Capital | Chavín de Huántar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Justino Zenon Montes Colcas |
| Area | |
• Total | 434.13 km2 (167.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,137 m (10,292 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,694 |
| • Density | 20.03/km2 (51.87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021004 |
Geography
The Cordillera Blanca traverses the western part of the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[2]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.71% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Chavín, elevation 2,985 m (9,793 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.0 (69.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 97.6 (3.84) |
103.7 (4.08) |
120.6 (4.75) |
70.9 (2.79) |
26.2 (1.03) |
9.0 (0.35) |
5.4 (0.21) |
8.8 (0.35) |
29.3 (1.15) |
66.8 (2.63) |
70.8 (2.79) |
91.1 (3.59) |
700.2 (27.56) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] | |||||||||||||
