Chuquibambilla District

Chuquibambilla District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.[1]

Chuquibambilla District
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceGrau
CapitalChuquibambilla
Government
 • MayorWilfredo Pareja Ayerve
Area
 • Total432.5 km2 (167.0 sq mi)
Elevation
3,320 m (10,890 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total6,041
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030701

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'urawiri at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Anta Pata
  • Ch'aqu Urqu
  • Ikma
  • Lurituyuq
  • Markayuq
  • Nina Q'asa
  • Pampa Urqu
  • Puka Qaqa
  • Pumani
  • Puyani
  • P'ukru
  • Qillqas
  • Qiwlla
  • Qucha Pata
  • Sasawini
  • Suniq
  • Suparawra
  • Sura Pata
  • Tipi Qucha
  • T'uqu Pata
  • Uqhu Pata
  • Wayu
  • Willka Marka
  • Wisani
  • Yana Qucha
  • 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 (61.60%) learnt to speak in childhood, 37.84% 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 Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac 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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