Puyca District
Puyca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]
Puyca | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | La Unión |
| Founded | October 13, 1891 |
| Capital | Puyca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Angel Eugenio Pachau Jimenez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,501.2 km2 (579.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,658 m (12,001 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 3,337 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 040806 |
Geography
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[2]
- Anka Phawa (Cond.-La Unión)
- Anka Phawa (Puyca)
- Anqasi
- Challwa Q'asa
- Chawpi Chawpi
- Chunta
- Chhijmuni
- Janq'u Q'awa
- Kuntur K'uchu
- Kunturi (Cond.-La Unión)
- Kunturi (Ikmaqucha)
- Kunturi (La Unión)
- Kunturillu
- Llimphiq
- Minasniyuq
- Pichaqani
- Pilluni
- Pirqasqa
- Puka Ranra
- Puka Suntu
- Qillqata
- Qullpa
- Qullpa K'uchu
- Q'illu Urqu
- Rumi Urqu
- Taypi Q'awa
- Tintaya
- Thujsa
- Wachu Willka
- Waraqu
- Waych'awi
- Wayta Urqu
- Waytani
- Yana Yana
- Yuraq Punta
- Yuraq Rumi
- Yuraq 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 (95.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
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See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco 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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