The Ccarhuayo District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 13476 on November 25, 1960, its seat is Ccarhuayo.
Ccarhuayo
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Quispicanchi |
| Founded | November 25, 1960 |
| Capital | Ccarhuayo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valerio Aparicio Holgado |
| Area | |
• Total | 313.89 km2 (121.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,442 m (11,293 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,943 |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081204 |
Geography
editOne of the highest peaks of the district is Qullqi P'unqu at 5,522 m (18,117 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]
- Inti Qhawana
- Inti Qhawarina
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Minasniyuq
- Misa Pata
- Pinchimuru
- Pukara
- Qullpa Tira
- Q'inqu Punta
- Saywa Urqu
- Sinaqara
- Takina Urqu
- T'uquyuq
- Uturunku
- Wiksayuq
- Wisk'achani
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
edit- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province (Cusco 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)
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco Archived 2007-11-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.
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