Antabamba District

Coordinates: 14°29′13″S 73°30′43″W / 14.48694°S 73.51194°W

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Antabamba District Distrito de Antapampa
District

Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Antabamba
Capital	Antabamba
Government
• Mayor	Raul Carrasco Ccallme
Area
• Total	603.76 km² (233.11 sq mi)
Elevation	3,636 m (11,929 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	3,343
• Density	5.5/km² (14/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030301

Antabamba (in hispanicized spelling) or Antapampa (Quechua anta copper, pampa plain, "copper plain") is one of the seven districts of the Antabamba Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province 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 (69.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Antabamba, elevation 3,817 m (12,523 ft)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	17.1 (62.8)	17.0 (62.6)	16.8 (62.2)	17.9 (64.2)	18.7 (65.7)	18.2 (64.8)	17.8 (64.0)	18.5 (65.3)	19.0 (66.2)	20.2 (68.4)	20.2 (68.4)	18.9 (66.0)	18.4 (65.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.0 (51.8)	11.0 (51.8)	10.8 (51.4)	10.9 (51.6)	10.3 (50.5)	9.6 (49.3)	9.5 (49.1)	10.5 (50.9)	11.4 (52.5)	12.2 (54.0)	12.5 (54.5)	12.0 (53.6)	11.0 (51.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.9 (40.8)	5.0 (41.0)	4.8 (40.6)	3.7 (38.7)	1.9 (35.4)	0.9 (33.6)	1.2 (34.2)	2.4 (36.3)	3.8 (38.8)	4.2 (39.6)	4.8 (40.6)	5.1 (41.2)	3.6 (38.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	208.4 (8.20)	231.0 (9.09)	187.1 (7.37)	56.3 (2.22)	14.4 (0.57)	7.0 (0.28)	6.2 (0.24)	12.4 (0.49)	25.6 (1.01)	45.6 (1.80)	43.4 (1.71)	117.6 (4.63)	955 (37.61)
Source 1: Municipalidad Distrital de Kishuara^[4]
Source 2: Plataforma del Estado Peruano (precipitation 1965–2012)^[5]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
^ "Estudio Hidrológico Cavira". Municipalidad Distrital de Kishuara. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
^ "INFORME FINAL ESTUDIO DE HIDROLOGIA" (PDF). Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

v t e Districts of Apurímac Region Peru
Abancay	Abancay Chacoche Circa Curahuasi Huanipaca Lambrama Pichirhua San Pedro de Cachora Tamburco
Andahuaylas	Andahuaylas Andarapa Chiara Huancarama Huancaray Huayana Kaquiabamba Kishuara Pacobamba Pacucha Pampachiri Pomacocha San Antonio de Cachi San Jerónimo San Miguel de Chaccrapampa Santa María de Chicmo Talavera Tumay Huaraca Turpo
Antabamba	Antabamba El Oro Huaquirca Juan Espinoza Medrano Oropesa Pachaconas Sabaino
Aymaraes	Capaya Caraybamba Chalhuanca Chapimarca Colcabamba Cotaruse Huayllo Justo Apu Sahuaraura Lucre Pocohuanca San Juan de Chacña Sañayca Soraya Tapairihua Tintay Toraya Yanaca
Chincheros	Anco-Huallo Chincheros Cocharcas Huaccana Ocobamba Ongoy Ranracancha Uranmarca
Cotabambas	Challhuahuacho Cotabambas Coyllurqui Haquira Mara Tambobamba
Grau	Chuquibambilla Curasco Curpahuasi Huayllati Mamara Mariscal Gamarra Micaela Bastidas Pataypampa Progreso San Antonio Santa Rosa Turpay Vilcabamba Virundo

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