Zurite District

District in Cusco, Peru

Zurite Surit'i
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Anta
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Zurite
Government
• Mayor	Feliciano Pacocha Encalada
Area
• Total	52.33 km² (20.20 sq mi)
Elevation	3,391 m (11,125 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	3,975
• Density	76/km² (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080309

Zurite District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.^[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (61.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Anta Ancachuro, elevation 3,324 m (10,906 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	20.1 (68.2)	19.9 (67.8)	20.1 (68.2)	20.5 (68.9)	20.8 (69.4)	20.6 (69.1)	20.6 (69.1)	21.0 (69.8)	20.9 (69.6)	21.0 (69.8)	21.3 (70.3)	20.4 (68.7)	20.6 (69.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	5.9 (42.6)	5.4 (41.7)	3.2 (37.8)	−1.4 (29.5)	−4.0 (24.8)	−4.3 (24.3)	−2.4 (27.7)	0.6 (33.1)	3.4 (38.1)	4.5 (40.1)	5.3 (41.5)	1.8 (35.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	192.1 (7.56)	190.9 (7.52)	147.5 (5.81)	39.1 (1.54)	8.1 (0.32)	6.4 (0.25)	7.3 (0.29)	9.5 (0.37)	20.7 (0.81)	72.5 (2.85)	98.9 (3.89)	171.2 (6.74)	964.2 (37.95)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
^ "Normales Climaticás Estándares y Medias 1991-2020". National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.