Ayapata District
Ayapata District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.
Geography
The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at 5,780 m (18,963 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Apachita
- Chawpi Tiyana
- Ch'ichi Qhapaq
- Hatun Qillwani
- Kuntur Wachana
- Muru Quta
- Ñuñu Pampa
- Pichanayuq
- Pukara
- Sach'a Pata
- Tawqa Qaqa
- Turuni
- Wari Kunka
- Wayna Qhapaq
- Muru Quta
- Wallata Wachana
- Wisk'achani
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.22% 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 map of the Carabaya Province (Puno 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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| Moho | |
| Puno | |
| San Antonio de Putina | |
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