Sacsamarca District

Sacsamarca
Saqsa Marka
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuanca Sancos
FoundedNovember 11, 1961
CapitalSacsamarca
Government
 • MayorEdgar Raul Olivares Yanqui
Area
 • Total
673.03 km2 (259.86 sq mi)
Elevation
3,470 m (11,380 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,118
 • Density3.1/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050303

Sacsamarca District is one of four districts of the Huanca Sancos Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wank'a Saywa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Apachita
  • Aqchiq Wachana
  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Atuq Wachanan
  • Hatun Ranra
  • Hatun Wasi Pata
  • Inti Watana
  • Kampanachayuq
  • Killa Q'asa
  • Kinwa Pukyu
  • Kinwa Urqu
  • Kuntur Wasi
  • Llut'u Pukyu
  • Pallqacha
  • Parqa Parqa
  • Pichqa Pukyu
  • Puma Ranra
  • Qaqa Wasi
  • Quncha Urqu
  • Q'illu Q'asa
  • Q'ipinayuq
  • Saywa Marka
  • Sullka Willka
  • Sumaq Ñan
  • Titanka
  • Thujsa
  • Urqu Wasi
  • Urqun Qucha
  • Wachu Wasi
  • Wamanilla
  • Wanakawri
  • Wank'a Kancha
  • Wank'a Saywa
  • Waqutu
  • Waylla Q'asa
  • Yana Saywa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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 Huancasancos 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)

13°56′34″S 74°18′45″W / 13.9429°S 74.3126°W / -13.9429; -74.3126


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