Huancaray District
Huancaray (from Quechua Wankaray,[1] meaning "to gobble") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[2]
Huancaray Wankaray | |
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Square of Huancaray | |
Country | |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Andahuaylas |
Capital | Huancaray |
Government | |
• Mayor | Macedonio Martin Mallcco Matute |
Area | |
• Total | 112.2 km2 (43.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,902 m (9,521 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 4,775 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 030205 |
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanripa at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]
- Aqu Urqu
- Arpa Kancha
- Chipaw
- Chiri Yaku
- Ch'iqchi
- Hatun Wasi
- Qillqa
- Waman Tiyana
- Wamp'u
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
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gollark: ... I just got *another* thunder. This is ridiculous.
gollark: It helps that the group add thing lets you find ones with certain generation counts.
gollark: I think I may have *finally* managed to track down a decent number of my SAltkins.
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References
- Asociación Paz y Esperanza, Delfín Farfán Villa, Roberto Farfán Villa, Willaykusqayki, Ministry of Education, Lima, Peru, 2014
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
- inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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