Huayopata District
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Huayopata
| native_name = Wayupata
| native_name_lang = qu
| settlement_type = District
| image_skyline = Carretera (Alfamayo Ollantaytambo).jpg
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| image_caption = The road from the Sacred Valley to Huayopata, coming down from Abra Malaga (Pass), {{convert|4333|m|ft}} in elevation.
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| map_caption = Location of Huayopata in the La Convención province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{PER}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Cuzco
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = La Convención
| parts_type = Subdivisions
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = January 2, 1857
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Huyro
population: 1,619 (as of 2017)
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 524.02
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| elevation_footnotes = , Huyro
| elevation_m = 1650
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 4773
| population_as_of = 2017 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| timezone1 = PET
| utc_offset1 = -5
| blank_name_sec1 = UBIGEO
| blank_info_sec1 = 080903
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Huayopata District is one of fourteen districts of the province La Convención in Peru.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Distrital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=2008-04-23 }}. Retrieved April 11, 2008. Huyro, the capital of the district had a population of 1,619 in 2017. Nearby Amaybamba (not to be confused with the town of the same name in Inkawasi District) had a population of 663. The Peruvian government's estimate of the 2017 population of the district was 4,773 of which 77 percent of the population over 12 years of age belonged to what it defined as the Quechua ethnic group."Huaypata," [https://www.citypopulation.de/php/peru-distr.php?adm2id=080903], accessed 26 May 2019
Geography
Huayopata district consists of the narrow valley of the Lucumayo River, the source of which is the north slope of Veronica (mountain), ({{convert|5893|m|ft|abbr=on}} in elevation, and the mountains on both sides of the valley. The Lucumayo River flows into the Urubamba River at an elevation of {{convert|1173|m|ft}}.Google Earth
The Urupampa mountain range traverses the northern border of Hayopata. The highest peak of the district is Urupampa, also called Veronica. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Convención Province 1 (Cusco Region)
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- Inka Tampu Urqu
- Kuntur Sinqa
- K'urkur Urqu
- Marquni
- P'unquyuq
- Qillwaqucha
- Sara Sarayuq
- Tunki Urqu
- Waqay Willka
- Yana Urqu
- Yanantin
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Climate
The large variation in elevations in Huayopata district results in ecosystems ranging from glaciers and arctic tundra at the highest elevations to tropical rainforest at the lowest elevations. The capital of Huyro has a climate of Aw (tropical savanna) under the Köppen Classification system. Under the Trewartha climate classification the climate of Huyro is classified as Awbb (tropical savanna, warm year round). Temperatures vary little during the course of the year, although a pronounced dry season occurs from May to September.
{{Weather box
|location = Huyro, Huayopata, Peru. Elevation: {{convert|1650|m|ft}}
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|temperature colour = pastel
|Jan high C = 28.1
|Feb high C = 27.9
|Mar high C = 28.1
|Apr high C = 29.8
|May high C = 29.5
|Jun high C = 28.9
|Jul high C = 28.7
|Aug high C = 30.2
|Sep high C = 28.6
|Oct high C = 30.7
|Nov high C = 29.6
|Dec high C = 27.9
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 21.0
|Feb mean C = 20.9
|Mar mean C = 21.7
|Apr mean C = 20.9
|May mean C = 20.2
|Jun mean C = 21.4
|Jul mean C = 20.9
|Aug mean C = 21.4
|Sep mean C = 20.9
|Oct mean C = 22.6
|Nov mean C = 22.1
|Dec mean C = 20.9
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 13.9
|Feb low C = 14.0
|Mar low C = 13.8
|Apr low C = 13.6
|May low C = 12.3
|Jun low C = 11.5
|Jul low C = 11.8
|Aug low C = 12.7
|Sep low C = 13.2
|Oct low C = 14.6
|Nov low C = 14.6
|Dec low C = 14.0
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 228
|Feb precipitation mm = 233
|Mar precipitation mm = 214
|Apr precipitation mm = 121
|May precipitation mm = 44
|Jun precipitation mm = 26
|Jul precipitation mm = 30
|Aug precipitation mm = 41
|Sep precipitation mm = 67
|Oct precipitation mm = 104
|Nov precipitation mm = 123
|Dec precipitation mm = 190
|year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = "Huyro Weather," [https://en.climate-data.org/south-america/peru/cusco/huyro-53594/], accessed 19 Jul 2019
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Economy
The lower part of the Lucumayo River is one of the nearest and most accessible tropical areas to the heavily populated Sacred Valley and Cusco area of Peru. Crops grown near Huyro include coffee, cacao (chocolate), coca, tropical fruits, and tea. Tea was first introduced into Peru as a crop in 1913 near Huyro and is still grown there."Tea History of Peru," [https://crazyteamakerblog.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/tea-history-of-peru/]. accessed 24 Jul 2019
See also
References
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{{Districts of La Convención Province}}
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Category:Districts of the La Convención province
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