Pataypampa District
Pataypampa District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Qiwlla at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains include:
- Amayani
- Ikma
- Kuta Wasi
- Pampa Urqu
- Pinqulluni
- Puka Qaqa
- Qiwllanka
- Q'ara Pata
- Rumi 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 (85.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, and 13.43% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Grau Province (Apurimac Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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