Jacas Grande District
Jacas Grande District is one of eleven districts of the Huamalíes Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Puñunan at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Llama Llama
- Millpu
- Misa Pata Punta
- Pishtaq Punta
- Putka Rumi
- Puywan
- Qisqi Punta
- Qucha Qaqa
- Q'iru Q'iru
- Sawan Punta
- Waka Mach'ay Punta
- Yana Mach'ay
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.22% 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 Huamalíes Province (Huánuco 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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