Zurite District
District in Cusco, Peru
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Zurite District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.[1]
Zurite
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 Interactive map of Zurite | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Anta |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Zurite |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Feliciano Pacocha Encalada |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.33 km2 (20.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,391 m (11,125 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,975 |
| • Density | 75.96/km2 (196.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080309 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Anta Ancachuro, elevation 3,324 m (10,906 ft), (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
1.8 (35.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 192.1 (7.56) |
190.9 (7.52) |
147.5 (5.81) |
39.1 (1.54) |
8.1 (0.32) |
6.4 (0.25) |
7.3 (0.29) |
9.5 (0.37) |
20.7 (0.81) |
72.5 (2.85) |
98.9 (3.89) |
171.2 (6.74) |
964.2 (37.95) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
