District in Puno, Peru
Santa Rosa District is one of nine districts of the province Melgar in Peru.[1]
Geography
The La Raya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains 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 (78.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Santa Rosa, elevation 3,957 m (12,982 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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15.7
(60.3)
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15.5
(59.9)
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15.3
(59.5)
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15.7
(60.3)
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15.8
(60.4)
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15.6
(60.1)
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15.5
(59.9)
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16.7
(62.1)
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17.6
(63.7)
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17.9
(64.2)
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18.4
(65.1)
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17.0
(62.6)
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16.4
(61.5)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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4.8
(40.6)
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5.1
(41.2)
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4.5
(40.1)
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2.2
(36.0)
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−2.6
(27.3)
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−6.5
(20.3)
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−7.0
(19.4)
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−5.0
(23.0)
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−0.9
(30.4)
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1.9
(35.4)
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3.6
(38.5)
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4.6
(40.3)
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0.4
(32.7)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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165.2
(6.50)
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132.9
(5.23)
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126.1
(4.96)
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40.9
(1.61)
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7.5
(0.30)
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3.2
(0.13)
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2.4
(0.09)
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6.9
(0.27)
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21.4
(0.84)
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61.3
(2.41)
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72.6
(2.86)
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128.3
(5.05)
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768.7
(30.25)
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| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]
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See also
References
14°36′41″S 70°55′52″W / 14.6114°S 70.9311°W / -14.6114; -70.9311
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