Sicuani
Sikuwani | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Canchis |
Capital | Sicuani |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jorge Quispe Ccallo (2019 - 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 645.88 km2 (249.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,554 m (11,660 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 57,457 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 080601 |
Sicuani District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.[1]
The most important river is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from southeast to northwest.[2]
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]
Climate data for Sicuani (elevation 3,534 m (11,594 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) | 18.8 (65.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 135.6 (5.34) |
140.2 (5.52) |
109.6 (4.31) |
51.2 (2.02) |
10.5 (0.41) |
2.4 (0.09) |
3.9 (0.15) |
6.4 (0.25) |
17.7 (0.70) |
53.0 (2.09) |
75.2 (2.96) |
106.4 (4.19) |
712.1 (28.03) |
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4] |