Coronel Castañeda District

Coronel Castañeda District is one of eight districts of the Parinacochas Province in Peru.[1]

Coronel Castañeda
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Parinacochas
Founded	June 28, 1955
Capital	Aniso
Government
• Mayor	Wilman Accilio Crespo Alvarez
Area
• Total	1,108.04 km^2 (427.82 sq mi)
Elevation	3,620 m (11,880 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,120
• Density	1.0/km^2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050703

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Lunq'u at 5,224 m (17,139 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Anta Qullu
• Chachakuma
• Challwa Q'asa
• Hatun Q'asa
• Kiswarani
• Kuntur K'ark'a
• Kunturillu
• Maranniyuq
• Milluni
• Pacha Pata
• Pilluni
• Pirqa
• Puka Kunka
• Puka Qucha
• Puka Ranra
• Puya
• Qullqa
• Quripa Qucha
• Qhata Urqu
• Q'illu
• Raqch'i Pata
• Sura Q'asa
• Taya Pampa
• Uqhu Pata
• Waqta Kancha
• Waraqa Pampa
• Waylla Marka
• Wit'u
• Yana Qaqa
• Yanama
• Yuraq Pata

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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 map Parinacochas Province (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)