Andahuaylas District
Andahuaylas District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Saqra Urqu at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Anta Qaqa
- Atuq Wachanan
- Chaku Urqu
- Ch'iqu Rumi
- Kampanayuq
- Kunturillu
- Liq'i Yakana Pampa
- Parya Qaqa
- Pukar
- Puywan
- Saqsa Waman
- Supay P'ukru
- Wanqani
- Yana Urqu
- Yura 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 (52.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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