District in Ayacucho, Peru
Quinua District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.00%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.76% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Climate
| Climate data for La Quinua, elevation 3,215 m (10,548 ft), (1991–2020)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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18.6
(65.5)
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18.1
(64.6)
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17.8
(64.0)
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18.4
(65.1)
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18.7
(65.7)
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18.1
(64.6)
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17.8
(64.0)
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18.7
(65.7)
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19.2
(66.6)
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19.6
(67.3)
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20.6
(69.1)
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19.0
(66.2)
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18.7
(65.7)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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7.1
(44.8)
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7.1
(44.8)
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7.0
(44.6)
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6.5
(43.7)
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5.3
(41.5)
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4.0
(39.2)
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3.4
(38.1)
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4.0
(39.2)
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5.7
(42.3)
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6.6
(43.9)
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6.8
(44.2)
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6.7
(44.1)
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5.9
(42.5)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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129.3
(5.09)
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149.3
(5.88)
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123.2
(4.85)
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41.7
(1.64)
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20.5
(0.81)
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5.8
(0.23)
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12.5
(0.49)
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12.9
(0.51)
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34.5
(1.36)
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50.7
(2.00)
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62.7
(2.47)
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112.7
(4.44)
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755.8
(29.77)
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| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3]
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See also
References
13°02′56″S 74°08′22″W / 13.0490°S 74.1394°W / -13.0490; -74.1394
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