Accha District

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Accha District
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
Capital Accha
Government
 •  Mayor Ronald Nuñez Valdez
Area
 • Total244.75 km2 (94.50 sq mi)
Elevation
3,579 m (11,742 ft)
Population
 • Total3,879
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 081002

Accha district is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Saywa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paruro Province (Cusco Region)
  3. ↑ 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)

Coordinates: 13°58′16″S71°49′54″W / 13.9711°S 71.8318°W / -13.9711; -71.8318

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