Luricocha Luriqucha | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Huanta |
| Capital | Luricocha |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Americo Paulino Ludeña Tello |
| Area | |
• Total | 130.04 km2 (50.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,580 m (8,460 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,782 |
| • Density | 44.46/km2 (115.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050405 |
Luricocha District is one of eightdistricts of the provinceHuanta inPeru.[1]
The people in the district are mainlyindigenous citizens ofQuechua descent. The majority of the population (65.24%) are nativeQuechua speakers, while 34.44% of the resident's native language isSpanish according to the2007 Peru Census.[2]
| Climate data for Huanta, Luricocha, elevation 2,485 m (8,153 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) | 26.2 (79.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.7 (83.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.8 (80.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) | 11.6 (52.9) | 11.1 (52.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 9.9 (49.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 11.0 (51.8) | 11.9 (53.4) | 12.3 (54.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 10.7 (51.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 108.4 (4.27) | 88.2 (3.47) | 47.9 (1.89) | 23.3 (0.92) | 7.2 (0.28) | 1.9 (0.07) | 3.6 (0.14) | 8.4 (0.33) | 8.4 (0.33) | 27.5 (1.08) | 39.0 (1.54) | 88.4 (3.48) | 452.2 (17.8) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[3] | |||||||||||||
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| Cangallo | |
| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
12°51′S74°16′W / 12.850°S 74.267°W /-12.850; -74.267
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