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Santa Rosa District
Santa Rosa District
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	El Collao
Founded	May 2, 1854
Capital	Mazo Cruz
Government
• Mayor	Ismael Acero Mamani
Area
• Total	2,524.02 km2 (974.53 sq mi)
Elevation	3,960 m (12,990 ft)
Population (2007 census)
• Total	6,663
• Density	2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210504

Santa Rosa District is one of five districts of the province El Collao in Puno Region, Peru.^[1]

History

Santa Rosa District was created on May 5, 1854.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

Arichuwa
Atapalluni
Chinchillani
Chuqi Luk'anani
Chuqi Quta
Chuqu Chuquni
Chuta Kunka
Illimani
Iru Chunta
Iru Qullu
Jach'a K'uchu
Janq'u Qachi
Janq'u Q'awa
Jisk'a Larqanku

Qiwña Milluku
Qiwña Mulluq'u
Q'ulini
Sukata Laq'a
Suri
Tanka Tankani
Taruja
Titi Uta
Wanqani
Waran Warani
Wari Kunka
Wila Chunkara
Wila Jaqhi
Wilantani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (80.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Mazo Cruz, elevation 3,980 m (13,060 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.0 (60.8)	15.7 (60.3)	16.0 (60.8)	16.4 (61.5)	16.2 (61.2)	15.4 (59.7)	15.1 (59.2)	16.1 (61.0)	17.2 (63.0)	18.3 (64.9)	19.0 (66.2)	18.0 (64.4)	16.6 (61.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	0.9 (33.6)	−0.2 (31.6)	−3.9 (25.0)	−10.0 (14.0)	−13.0 (8.6)	−13.1 (8.4)	−11.9 (10.6)	−9.4 (15.1)	−7.0 (19.4)	−5.3 (22.5)	−1.6 (29.1)	−6.1 (21.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	141.3 (5.56)	120.1 (4.73)	69.6 (2.74)	24.8 (0.98)	5.0 (0.20)	2.0 (0.08)	3.6 (0.14)	7.6 (0.30)	8.5 (0.33)	18.0 (0.71)	25.5 (1.00)	75.4 (2.97)	501.4 (19.74)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[4]

Mayors

2007-2014: Ismael Acero Mamani.

Festivities

May 3; Fiesta de las Cruces.
May 5: Aniversario
August 30: Santa Rosa de Lima

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
^ "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

External links

16°44′32″S 69°43′24″W / 16.7421°S 69.7233°W / -16.7421; -69.7233

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[1] (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

[2] scale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)

[3] .gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

[SENAMHI-4] "Normales Climáticas Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.

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