Pampamarca District, La Unión

Pampamarca
Pampa Marka
District
Pampamarka District (in the background) as seen from Cotahuasi
Pampamarka District (in the background) as seen from Cotahuasi
Map
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceLa Unión
CapitalMungui
Government
 • MayorLelis Enrique Ludeña Blas
Area
 • Total
782.17 km2 (302.00 sq mi)
Elevation
2,600 m (8,500 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
1,831
 • Density2.3/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040805

Pampamarca District is one of eleven districts of the La Unión Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Lunq'u at 5,224 m (17,139 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Anta P'unqu
  • Aqu
  • Ichhu Pata
  • Illayuq
  • Kimsa Qaqa
  • Kunturillu
  • Mach'ay P'unqu
  • Pari Pari
  • Paxsi
  • Pilluni
  • Qarwa K'uchu
  • Qulluta
  • Runtuyuq
  • Sura Pata
  • Tarujani
  • T'uru Mach'ay
  • Waman Allqa
  • Wansu
  • Waqutu
  • Waylla Marka
  • Waylla Sura
  • Wilachiri
  • Yana Qaqa
  • Yana Sura

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.37% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map La UniónProvince (Arequipa 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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