Taray District

Taray District is one of eight districts of the Calca Province in the Cusco Region in Peru.[1] Its seat is Taray. The town lies near Pisac, southwest of it, at a stream called Pawayuq (Pahuayoc), an affluent of Willkanuta River.

Taray
Taray and the Willkanuta River
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCalca
FoundedMay 6, 1964
CapitalTaray
Government
  MayorGorki Bejar Mejia
Area
  Total53.78 km2 (20.76 sq mi)
Elevation
2,968 m (9,738 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total3,917
  Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080407

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.37% 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 Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province and the Cusco Province (Cusco Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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