Suykutambo District
Suyckutambo District is one of eight districts of the Espinar Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Chila at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Ayrampu
- Chillwa Q'asa
- Chuqi Tampu
- Ch'iqu Rumi
- Hatun Pukara
- Hatun Qaqa
- Jichu Qullu
- Pilluni
- Puka Urqu
- Pukara
- Pukara Pata
- Qallu Q'asa
- Qayqu
- Saywa
- Sunqu
- Tiklla Q'awa
- Wallatani
- Wankara
- Wayna Kunturi
- Wila Kunka
- Wit'u Pata
- Yana Urqu
- Yaritayuq
- Yuraq Saywa
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.00% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Espinar Province (Cusco 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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| Acomayo | |
| Anta | |
| Calca | |
| Canas | |
| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar | |
| La Convención | |
| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo | |
| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba | |
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