Ccarhuayo District
Ccarhuayo
Qarwayu | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Quispicanchi |
| Founded | November 25, 1960 |
| Capital | Ccarhuayo |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Valerio Aparicio Holgado |
| Area | |
| • Total | 313.89 km2(121.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,442 m (11,293 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,943 |
| • Density | 9.4/km2(24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081204 |
TheCcarhuayo Districtis one of the twelvedistrictsin theQuispicanchi ProvinceinPeru.Created by Law No. 13476 on November 25, 1960, its seat is Ccarhuayo.
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the district isQullqi P'unquat 5,522 m (18,117 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
- Inti Qhawana
- Inti Qhawarina
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Minasniyuq
- Misa Pata
- Pinchimuru
- Pukara
- Qullpa Tira
- Q'inqu Punta
- Saywa Urqu
- Sinaqara
- Takina Urqu
- T'uquyuq
- Uturunku
- Wiksayuq
- Wisk'achani
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainlyindigenouscitizens ofQuechuadescent.Quechuais the language which the majority of the population (96.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.20% of the residents started speaking using theSpanishlanguage (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
[edit]- ^escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo 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)
- (in Spanish)Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática.Departamento CuscoArchived2007-11-16 at theWayback Machine.Retrieved on November 1, 2007.
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| Canchis | |
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