Ccapi District

Ccapi Q'api
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Paruro
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Ccapi
Government
•  Mayor	Ricardo Huarcaya Pumahualcca
Area
• Total	334.85 km2 (129.29 sq mi)
Elevation	3,185 m (10,449 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,485
• Density	13/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081003

Ccapi District is one of nine districts of the Paruro Province in Peru. ^[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[2]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Tawqa Urqu at 4,624 m (15,171 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[3]

• Apu Tayta
• Khipu
• Llama Kunka
• Pirqa
• Puma Ranra
• Q'illu
• Ruq'a
• Suyu Qaqa
• Wayta Qucha

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. 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)
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paruro Province (Cusco Region)

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