Macusani District

Macusani District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.^[1] Its seat is Macusani.

Macusani
District
Allin Qhapaq, Macusani District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Carabaya
Capital	Macusani
Government
• Mayor	Nancy Rossel Angles
Area
• Total	1,029.56 km2 (397.52 sq mi)
Elevation	4,315 m (14,157 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	10,950
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210301

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range lies northeast of Macusani. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at 5,805 m (19,045 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2][3]

• Allpa Chaka
• Allpa Qhata
• Asiruni
• Champini
• Chawpi Ch'ullu
• Chikuruni
• Ch'ichi Qhapaq
• Hatun Pukara
• Huch'uy Pukara
• Inka Qayqu
• Kuntur Ikiña
• Lluxisa
• Misti Urqu
• Pichaqani
• Puka Kunka
• Pukara
• Phawchinta
• Pallqa Pata
• Pincha Pukyu
• Qillwaquta Rit'i
• Qullqi Tawqa
• Quraq Kancha
• Q'ataw Tira
• Q'illu Qaqayuq
• Q'iruni
• Sallani
• Sumpiruni
• Sura Kunka
• Taypi Tira
• Thujsaquta
• Uqi Kunka Urqu
• Wamanripa
• Wamanripani
• Wila Kunka
• Wila Muqu
• Wit'u Uma
• Yana Kancha
• Yana Salla
• Yanaqucha

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[4]

Climate

Climate data for Macusani, elevation 4,363 m (14,314 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.0 (51.8)	11.1 (52.0)	11.3 (52.3)	11.7 (53.1)	12.3 (54.1)	11.9 (53.4)	11.6 (52.9)	12.2 (54.0)	12.3 (54.1)	12.4 (54.3)	12.7 (54.9)	11.6 (52.9)	11.8 (53.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.2 (34.2)	1.4 (34.5)	1.0 (33.8)	−0.5 (31.1)	−4.0 (24.8)	−6.9 (19.6)	−8.0 (17.6)	−7.0 (19.4)	−3.7 (25.3)	−1.2 (29.8)	−0.2 (31.6)	0.7 (33.3)	−2.3 (27.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	135.7 (5.34)	116.8 (4.60)	101.0 (3.98)	38.4 (1.51)	10.2 (0.40)	3.6 (0.14)	3.8 (0.15)	7.3 (0.29)	17.0 (0.67)	47.8 (1.88)	61.7 (2.43)	110.7 (4.36)	654 (25.75)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[5]

See also

• Chawpiqucha
• Parinaquta