Huancapi District
District in Ayacucho, Peru
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Huancapi District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]
Huancapi | |
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 Interactive map of Huancapi | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Víctor Fajardo |
| Founded | August 16, 1920 |
| Capital | Huancapi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Onofrio Huamani Garcia |
| Area | |
• Total | 223.35 km2 (86.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,081 m (10,108 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,460 |
| • Density | 11.0/km2 (28.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 051001 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Huancapi, elevation 31,317 m (102,746 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) | 21.4 (70.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
5.6 (42.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4.3 (39.7) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
7.8 (46.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 152.6 (6.01) |
154.2 (6.07) |
119.8 (4.72) |
47.8 (1.88) |
11.5 (0.45) |
6.7 (0.26) |
10.1 (0.40) |
13.4 (0.53) |
23.5 (0.93) |
32.5 (1.28) |
42.0 (1.65) |
105.5 (4.15) |
719.6 (28.33) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
