Haquira District
Haquira District is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Huch'uy Miyu Kancha at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Anka Wachana
- Chitayuq
- Inti Tiyana
- Kuntur Marka
- Laram Kancha
- Llawi Rumiyuq
- Minas Pata
- Parqa Kancha
- Parqa Urqu
- Pata Pampa
- Puka Qaqa
- Phiruru
- Qhawana Marka
- Surimana
- Taya Sirk'a
- Urpiyuq Phaqcha
- Waqra Q'asa
- Waraquyuq
- Winchus
- Yana Qutu
- Yana Waylla
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.52% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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