Upahuacho District

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

Upahuacho

Upa Wachu
District
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceParinacochas
FoundedApril 10, 1961
CapitalUpahuacho
Government
 • MayorEdwin Francisco Puga Jurado
Area
 • Total587.35 km2 (226.78 sq mi)
Elevation
3,319 m (10,889 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total2,134
 • Density3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050708

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'illu Urqu at 5,185 m (17,011 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Apachitayuq
  • Aqu
  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Chawpi Urqu
  • Ch'aki Urqu
  • Ch'api
  • Ichhu Rutuna
  • Illa Pata
  • Iskay Pata
  • Maran Pata
  • Pilluni
  • Puka Pampa
  • Puka Punchu
  • Puka Saywa
  • Phaqcha Pata
  • Qullqata
  • Q'ara Pukyu
  • Runku
  • Suparawra
  • Suyu Suyu
  • Taya Pata
  • Uqsalla
  • Waman Tapana
  • Wamanillu
  • Yana Mach'ay
  • Yana Ranra
  • Yana 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 (90.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.87% 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 2008-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. 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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