Aucara District
Aucará District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest mountains of the district is Kunturillu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Aqu Q'asa
- Aya Qullqa
- Hatun Sayri
- Illa Q'asa
- Inka Phaqcha
- Kiru Chuku
- Llama Wasi
- Machu P'unqu
- Minaschayuq
- Misa Q'asa
- Misa Urqu
- Muqu Wasi
- Muyu Muyu
- Pata Wasi
- Puka Phiruru
- Puka Qullpa
- Puma Ranra
- Puywan
- Phiruruyuq
- Qillqay Saywa
- Qurip Sunqun
- Quriwayrachina
- Q'illu Sura
- Ranra Urqu
- Sayaq Mach'ay
- Saywa
- Saywa Pata
- Sura Q'asa
- Ranra Urqu
- Ukru Kancha
- Waña Pampa
- Waqutu
- Waraqu
- Yana Qaqa
- Yana Urqu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (52.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.04% 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 Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lucanas Province 2, Ayacucho Region
- ^ 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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