Progreso District
Progreso District is one of the fourteen districts of the Grau Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Intikancha at approximately 4,700 m (15,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Aqchi
- Aqu Q'asa
- Chunta
- Hatun Q'asa
- Jichuni
- Kimsa Kancha
- Lamrasniyuq
- Luntu Marka
- Llulluch'a Urqu
- Lluqu Lluqu
- Minas Pata
- Paqu Pampa
- Qutani
- Sallaq Rumi
- Silla Q'asa
- Sura Urqu
- Taku Sirka
- Usnu Qucha
- Usqulluni
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.96%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.39% 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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