Aucara District

Aucará District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru.[1]

Aucará
District
The lake Quchapampa and the village of Aucará
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLucanas
CapitalAucará
Government
 • MayorIsmael Tito Ccoyllo
Area
 • Total903.51 km2 (348.85 sq mi)
Elevation
3,220 m (10,560 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,744
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050602

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Kunturillu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Aya Qullqa
  • Hatun Sayri
  • Illa Q'asa
  • Inka Phaqcha
  • Kiru Chuku
  • Llama Wasi
  • Machu P'unqu
  • Minaschayuq
  • Misa Q'asa
  • Misa Urqu
  • Muqu Wasi
  • Muyu Muyu
  • Pata Wasi
  • Puka Phiruru
  • Puka Qullpa
  • Puma Ranra
  • Puywan
  • Phiruruyuq
  • Qillqay Saywa
  • Qurip Sunqun
  • Quriwayrachina
  • Q'illu Sura
  • Ranra Urqu
  • Sayaq Mach'ay
  • Saywa
  • Saywa Pata
  • Sura Q'asa
  • Ranra Urqu
  • Ukru Kancha
  • Waña Pampa
  • Waqutu
  • Waraqu
  • Yana Qaqa
  • Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (52.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.04% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lucanas Province 2, Ayacucho Region
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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