Challhuahuacho District

Challhuahuacho Challwa Wachu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Cotabambas
Founded	November 18, 1994
Capital	Challhuahuacho
Government
•  Mayor	Porfirio Gutiérrez Paniura
Area
• Total	439.96 km2 (169.87 sq mi)
Elevation	3,698 m (12,133 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	14,525
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030506

Challhuahuacho (Quechua: Challwa Wachu, ^[1] meaning 'fish ridge') is one of the six districts of the province Cotabambas in Peru. The town has 4,000 inhabitants with another 10,000 in the surrounding area of Challhuahuacho. ^[2]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Anka Tapana at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[3]

• Anka Tapana
• Chakata
• Ch'uwañuma
• Huch'uy Miyu Kancha
• Kallanka
• Kunturi
• K'ark'a Q'ara
• Llallawa
• Llulluch'a Urqu
• Millpuq
• Muru Urqu
• Parqa Parqa
• Pata Pampa
• Pichaqani
• Puka Qaqa
• Pukar
• Phiruru
• Qaqa Kancha
• Q'asa
• Q'umir Qaqa
• Taya Sirk'a
• Tika Pallanka
• T'akra
• Wamanripayuq
• Waqra Waqra
• Waywaylla
• Willkarana
• Wiska
• Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[4]

References

1. Nonato Rufino Chuquimamani Valer, Carmen Gladis Alosilla Morales, Victoria Choque Valer: Qullaw Qichwapa Simi Qullqan. Lima, 2014 Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
4. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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