Llamellín District

Llamellín
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Antonio Raymondi
Capital Llamellín
Government
 • Mayor Robert Nilton Torres Torres
Area
 • Total 90.82 km2 (35.07 sq mi)
Elevation 3,384 m (11,102 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,847
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020301
Website munillamellin.gob.pe

Llamellín is a district of the Antonio Raymondi Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.

Geography and climate

Llamellín is the capital of the province which is located in the eastern flank of the mountain range. It has a variety of microclimates with altitudes ranging the 1,800 to the 4,800 metres above sea level.

It has warm temperatures, but often has cold, humid droughts. The rainy season is from November to March. More intense precipitation falls between January and March of every year. The dry season is generally April to October. The inhabitants are bilingual: they speak quechua and Spanish.

The town of Llamellín lies at approximately 3,200 metres above sea level with a temperature average of 16.6°C (61.88°F) during the day and 12.6°C (54.68°F) during the nights.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°07′59″S 77°01′01″W / 9.13306°S 77.01694°W / -9.13306; -77.01694

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