Pichirhua District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]
Pichirhua
Pichirwa | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Abancay |
| Founded | November 19, 1839 |
| Capital | Pichirhua |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelino Montes Aguilar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 370.69 km2 (143.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,726 m (8,944 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,564 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030107 |
Geography
editOne of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Sinqa at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Aqu Marka
- Aqu Q'asa
- Ch'ampa Qucha
- Ch'uñuna
- Hatun Waswalla
- Kimsa P'ukru
- Layanniyuq
- Lilayuq
- Puka Kunka
- Qucha Urqu
- Quncha Pallana
- Tuku Sinqa
- Usnu Muqu
- Wisk'achayuq
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.25% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Abancay Province (Apurimac 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)
13°51′47″S 73°04′23″W / 13.86306°S 73.07306°W
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