Alto Pichigua District

Alto Pichigua
District
The archaeological site of K'anamarka in the Alto Pichigua District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Espinar
Founded	October 14, 1994
Capital	Accocunca
Government
•  Mayor	Hugo Huarancca Katata
Area
• Total	375.89 km2 (145.13 sq mi)
Elevation	4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,905
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080808

Alto Pichigua District is one of eight districts of the Espinar Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanlipani at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Allqamarina
• Chilla Tira
• Chuqita
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Ch'ulluni
• Lluxita
• Muru Sirk'a
• Qillqa
• Qaqa Wasi
• Qayqu
• Qurani
• Saywa Sirk'a
• Sirk'a Qaqa
• Tara Qaqa
• Tarukayuq
• Wisa Punta
• Yana Urqu
• Yaritani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.87%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.88% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

See also

• K'anamarka
• Mullu Q'awa

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
3. 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)

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