Chapimarca District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Saqra Urqu at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Añu Pata
- Apachita
- Ch'aki Qucha
- Hatun Puchka
- Ichhu Rutuna
- Kiska Pata
- Kuntur Qaqa
- K'usi
- Mawk'a Llaqta
- Mina Waqsa
- Parqa Marka
- Parqa Rumi
- Puma Qucha
- Qachqa Marka
- Q'illu Q'asa
- Sulimana
- Suparawra
- Taya Q'asa
- Tuqtuqa
- T'akra Qucha Q'asa
- Urqu Pata
- Yuraq Pukyu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac 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)
13°58′26″S 73°03′47″W / 13.97389°S 73.06306°W
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