Pichirhua District
Pichirhua District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]
Pichirhua Pichirwa | |
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Country | |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Abancay |
Founded | November 19, 1839 |
Capital | Pichirhua |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marcelino Montes Aguilar |
Area | |
• Total | 370.69 km2 (143.12 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,726 m (8,944 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 4,564 |
• Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 030107 |
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Sinqa at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Aqu Marka
- Aqu Q'asa
- Ch'ampa Qucha
- Ch'uñuna
- Hatun Waswalla
- Kimsa P'ukru
- Layanniyuq
- Lilayuq
- Puka Kunka
- Qucha Urqu
- Quncha Pallana
- Tuku Sinqa
- Usnu Muqu
- Wisk'achayuq
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
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References
- (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 Abancay Province (Apurimac Region)
- inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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