Acos District

Acos
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Acomayo
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Acos
Government
•  Mayor	Juan Paulino Rios Burgos
Area
• Total	137.55 km2 (53.11 sq mi)
Elevation	3,085 m (10,121 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,651
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080203

Acos District is one of seven districts of the Acomayo Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Maranniyuq at 4,520 m (14,830 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Hatun Urqu
• Inti Qhawarina
• Kunkayuq
• Markan Urqu
• Nina Urqu
• Wayna Pata

Ethnic groups

The 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, 11.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

See also

• Aqumayu

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Acomayo Province (Cusco Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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