Pomacanchi District

Pomacanchi District is one of seven districts of the Acomayo Province in Peru.^[1]

Pomacanchi Pumaqanchi
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Acomayo
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Pomacanchi
Government
• Mayor	Nestor Natalicio Luna Farfan
Area
• Total	275.56 km2 (106.39 sq mi)
Elevation	3,679 m (12,070 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	8,295
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080205

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka Kancha at 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

• Anka Tiyana
• Ch'uñuna Papa
• Hatun Ñan
• Kunka
• Kuntur Sunkha
• Minas Pata
• Pawkarani
• Pilluni
• Pukara
• Qhuyani
• Salla Salla
• Sillu Qaqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.94% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Pomacanchi, elevation 3,690 m (12,110 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.7 (62.1)	16.6 (61.9)	16.7 (62.1)	17.0 (62.6)	17.2 (63.0)	17.0 (62.6)	16.8 (62.2)	17.8 (64.0)	18.3 (64.9)	18.4 (65.1)	18.6 (65.5)	17.4 (63.3)	17.4 (63.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.4 (41.7)	5.5 (41.9)	5.2 (41.4)	3.7 (38.7)	0.8 (33.4)	−0.9 (30.4)	−1.3 (29.7)	0.0 (32.0)	2.6 (36.7)	4.2 (39.6)	4.6 (40.3)	5.1 (41.2)	2.9 (37.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	152.4 (6.00)	146.6 (5.77)	114.2 (4.50)	47.8 (1.88)	8.8 (0.35)	2.5 (0.10)	4.6 (0.18)	7.7 (0.30)	20.3 (0.80)	63.5 (2.50)	92.2 (3.63)	136.6 (5.38)	797.2 (31.39)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[4]

See also

• Waqra Pukara