Pichirhua District

Pichirhua
Pichirwa
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAbancay
FoundedNovember 19, 1839
CapitalPichirhua
Government
 • MayorMarcelino Montes Aguilar
Area
 • Total
370.69 km2 (143.12 sq mi)
Elevation
2,726 m (8,944 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
4,564
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030107

Pichirhua District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

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

  • Aqu Marka
  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Ch'ampa Qucha
  • Ch'uñuna
  • Hatun Waswalla
  • Kimsa P'ukru
  • Layanniyuq
  • Lilayuq
  • Puka Kunka
  • Qucha Urqu
  • Quncha Pallana
  • Tuku Sinqa
  • Usnu Muqu
  • Wisk'achayuq

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.25% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Abancay Province (Apurimac 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°51′47″S 73°04′23″W / 13.86306°S 73.07306°W / -13.86306; -73.07306


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