Paucará District is one of eight districts of the Acobamba Province in Peru.[1]
Paucará
Pawkara | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Acobamba |
| Founded | January 15, 1943 |
| Capital | Paucará |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patricio Huaman Paitan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.6 km2 (87.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,806 m (12,487 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,018 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090206 |
Geography
editOne 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ (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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