Paucará District is one of eight districts of the Acobamba Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'illu Saywa at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Ankapa Wachana
- Ichhu Saywa
- Kusuru
- Mach'ay Pata
- Q'ara Sinqa
- Waraqu Kancha
- Wik'uñayuq
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.31% 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 Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Acobamba Province (Huancavelica 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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| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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12°43′48″S 74°39′58″W / 12.7299°S 74.6662°W
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