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Juli District
Juli District is one of seven districts of the Chucuito Province in Puno Region, Peru.[1]
Juli Chulli | |
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Portal of the Santa Cruz church in Juli | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Puno |
| Province | Chucuito |
| Capital | Juli |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Justo Apaza Delgado (2019–2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 720.38 km2 (278.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,868 m (12,690 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,741 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 210401 |
Geography edit
One of the highest peaks of the district is K'isini at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Jach'a Qala
- Jilarata
- Jinchupalla
- Kimsa
- Khawayuni
- Laramani
- Llallawa
- Pukara
- Sura Wiqu
- Wila Kunka
History edit
Juli is mentioned as the third site where a printing press was established in the Americas, in 1612, following one in Mexico and another in Lima.[3]
Ethnic groups edit
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (68.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Juli (elevation 3,830 m (12,570 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) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 14.0 (57.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.3 (59.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) | 5.3 (41.5) | 5.0 (41.0) | 3.6 (38.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | −0.6 (30.9) | −0.8 (30.6) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.6 (40.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 2.9 (37.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 215.8 (8.50) | 182.2 (7.17) | 157.2 (6.19) | 50.2 (1.98) | 11.6 (0.46) | 5.3 (0.21) | 7.3 (0.29) | 14.2 (0.56) | 23.6 (0.93) | 45.0 (1.77) | 49.7 (1.96) | 123.4 (4.86) | 885.5 (34.88) |
| Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[5] | |||||||||||||
Authorities edit
Mayors edit
- 2011-2014: Juan Ludgerio Aguilar Olivera.
- 2007-2010: Eugenio Barbaito Constanza.
Gallery edit
- Mural paintings, Juli
- Mural paintings, Juli
- Mural paintings, Juli
See also edit
References edit
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Chucuito Province (Puno Region)
- ^ Suzanne Ackerson-Addor in Journal of the International Association of Paper Historians The first printing press was set up in Mexico, the second one in Peru 1584. The latter was organized by Jesuit Fathers. Later on printing presses were set up in Juli (earlier Peru, today Bolivia) 1612,
- ^ inei.gob.pe 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
- ^ . National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
External links edit
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