The Ccatca District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Ccatca.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Luychu Urqu at 4,430m (14,530ft). Other mountains are listed below:

  • Antay Marka
  • Inti Qhawarina
  • Kuntur Sinqa
  • Luychu Muqu
  • Misa Pata
  • Pukara
  • Qinqu Rumiyuq
  • Qullpa Tira
  • Saksay Waman
  • Takina Urqu
  • Tinki Muqu
  • T'uquyuq
  • Uturunku
  • Wisk'achani
  • Yuraq Kancha
  • Yuraq Unuyuq

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.00% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

Climate

Climate data for Ccatca, elevation 3,681m (12,077ft), (1991–2020)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)14.6 (58.3)14.4 (57.9)14.5 (58.1)15.2 (59.4)16.1 (61.0)15.7 (60.3)15.3 (59.5)15.6 (60.1)15.7 (60.3)16.1 (61.0)16.3 (61.3)15.3 (59.5)15.4 (59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)4.2 (39.6)4.2 (39.6)3.9 (39.0)2.4 (36.3)−0.5 (31.1)−2.1 (28.2)−2.7 (27.1)−1.5 (29.3)0.9 (33.6)2.7 (36.9)3.4 (38.1)3.9 (39.0)1.6 (34.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)131.8 (5.19)134.8 (5.31)105.6 (4.16)29.8 (1.17)6.7 (0.26)6.1 (0.24)6.0 (0.24)10.0 (0.39)14.3 (0.56)42.2 (1.66)64.9 (2.56)114.3 (4.50)666.5 (26.24)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru

See also

  • (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2007-11-16 at theWayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.

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