Checacupe District
Checacupe
Ch'iqa Kupi | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Canchis |
| Capital | Checacupe |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Jesús Quispe Hancco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 962.34 km2(371.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,446 m (11,306 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,650 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2(15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080602 |
ChecacupeorCh'iqa Kupi(Aymarach'iqaleft,kupiright,[1][2]"left right" ) is one of eightdistrictsof theCanchis Provincein theCusco RegioninPeru.[3]
Geography[edit]
TheWillkanutamountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[4]
- Anta
- Aqchi Wachana
- Aqu Muqu
- Chawpi Wasi
- Chupika
- Ch'uxña Quta
- Inti Qhawana
- Jach'a Sirk'i
- Kancha Pata
- Kanchayuq Punta
- Kuntur Puñuna
- Kuntur Sallani
- Millu
- Minas Qullu
- Pichaqani
- Puka Sallayuq
- Pisqu Pata
- Phatanka
- Puma Qaqa
- Puman Tira
- P'anta Qaqa
- Qillwa Qucha
- Qinamari
- Qullpa K'uchu
- Qusqu Qhawarina
- Quyllur Puñuna
- Q'illu Muqu
- Q'uli
- Q'umirqucha
- Runku Tawqa
- Sallani
- Sayri K'uchu
- Siwarani
- Sut'uq
- Tutha Llipiña
- Tuqlla Muqu
- T'ika Pallana
- Unu Lluqsina
- Uqa Nasa
- Uqi Kunka
- Urqu Puñunan
- Wamanripani
- Wanakuni
- Wanqani Apachita
- Wari Muru
- Wari Sallana
- Wari Sallani
- Warmi Qaqa
- Wayna Kuntur
- Wayra Qaqa
- Wila Kunka
- Willk'i
- Yanaqucha
The most important rivers of the district are theWillkanutaRiver andCh'illkamayu,one of its right tributaries.[5]
Ethnic groups[edit]
The people in the district are mainlyindigenouscitizens ofQuechuadescent.Quechuais the language which the majority of the population (82.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.09% of the residents started speaking using theSpanishlanguage (2007 Peru Census).[6]
References[edit]
- ^illa-a.orgLudovico Bertonio (1612), Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transpription):Ch'iqaIzquierdo.
- ^www.katari.orgKupi(s.)Mano derecha.
- ^(in Spanish)Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática.Banco de Información DistritalArchivedApril 23, 2008, at theWayback Machine.Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province and the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
- ^escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
- ^inei.gob.peArchivedJanuary 27, 2013, at theWayback MachineINEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
Media related toChecacupe Districtat Wikimedia Commons
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| Acomayo | |
| Anta | |
| Calca | |
| Canas | |
| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar | |
| La Convención | |
| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo | |
| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba | |
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