Tumay Huaraca District
Tumay Huaraca District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka T'uruyuq at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Anka Silla
- Aqu Urqu
- Awki Marka
- Chaku
- Chipana Wayq'u
- Chhurku Rumi
- Ch'aki Qucha
- Ch'aki Qucha Pata
- Ichhu Urqu
- Inti Ruphasqa
- Kuntur Pampa
- Kunturillu
- Parqu
- Puma Pukyu
- Punta Pata
- P'isaqayuq
- Qillwa
- Qillwa Qucha
- Qucha Urqu
- Saywa
- Sinqa Urqu
- Supay Urqu
- Wamp'u
- Waylla Q'asa
- Wit'u
- Yuraq Q'asa
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.07% 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 4, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas 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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