Chamaca District

Chamaca
Ch'amaka
District
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Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceChumbivilcas
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalChamaca
Government
 • MayorVictor Rolando Abarca Peña
Area
 • Total
674.19 km2 (260.31 sq mi)
Elevation
3,754 m (12,316 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
6,993
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080703

Chamaca (Quechua: Chamaqa; Aymara: Ch'amaka, meaning, dark or darkness) is one of eight districts of the Chumbivilcas Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qala Qala at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Allqu Wasi
  • Ch'iyar Jaqhi
  • Hatun Taruka Marka
  • Kuntur Marka
  • Kuntur Wasi
  • Llama Kancha
  • Mulli Pata
  • Ñawiyuq
  • Pampa
  • Pichqa Pukyu
  • Pinqulluni
  • Puma Suyru
  • Qachu
  • Quyllur Urqu
  • Saywa
  • Surimana
  • Taruka Marka
  • Tintaya
  • T'uqra
  • Wachuna
  • Waylla Punchu
  • Willa Qawi
  • Willkani
  • Wisalla
  • Yana Qaqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.12% 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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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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