Secclla District is one of twelve districts of the Angaraes Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Aqu Urqu
- Asul Qaqa
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Kinwa Urqu
- K'ark'a Pata
- Paqu Chuku
- Pukaqucha
- Puma Ranra
- Punta Urqu
- Runtu Rumi
- Wayra Punta
- Yana Urqu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.24% 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 Castrovirreyna 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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