Caraybamba District
Caraybamba District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Pisti at approximately 5,100 m (16,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Allqa Marka
- Apu Marka
- Chunta
- Lluqu
- Kiswarani
- Puka Punchu
- Puka Salla
- Pumanuta
- Saya Qhata
- Saywa
- Wallulluni
- Waqra Wat'a
- Wayna Quta
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac 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)
14°22′37″S 73°09′40″W / 14.37694°S 73.16111°W