The Quiquijana District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Quiquijana.
Quiquijana | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Quispicanchi |
| Capital | Quiquijana |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lucio Ttito Huaraccone |
| Area | |
• Total | 360.90 km2 (139.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,210 m (10,530 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,224 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081212 |
Geography
editThe most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[1]
One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at 4,644 m (15,236 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Inka Kancha
- Inti Watana
- Khuchiyuq
- Pukara
- Puma Urqu
- Quri
- Qhispi Urqu
- Q'asa Wasi
- Ruq'a Urqu
- Tinki Muqu
- Uchu Q'asa
- Waman Marka
- Wankar Phuku
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
edit- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Acomayo 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. Retrieved on November 2, 2007.
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