Salcabamba
Sallqa Pampa | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Tayacaja |
Capital | Salcabamba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Waldimar Perez Torres |
Area | |
• Total | 192.52 km2 (74.33 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,037 m (9,964 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,415 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090714 |
Salcabamba (from Quechua Sallqa Pampa, meaning "wild plain") is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in the Huancavelica Region) of Peru.[1]
One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Climate data for Salcabamba (elevation 3,005 m (9,859 ft), 1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.6 (65.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 107.5 (4.23) |
120.2 (4.73) |
109.2 (4.30) |
40.6 (1.60) |
17.4 (0.69) |
9.3 (0.37) |
10.6 (0.42) |
12.4 (0.49) |
25.9 (1.02) |
56.8 (2.24) |
60.2 (2.37) |
101.6 (4.00) |
671.7 (26.46) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |