Challhuahuacho District

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Challhuahuacho

Challwa Wachu
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Cotabambas
FoundedNovember 18, 1994
Capital Challhuahuacho
Government
 •  Mayor Porfirio Gutiérrez Paniura
Area
 • Total439.96 km2 (169.87 sq mi)
Elevation
3,698 m (12,133 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total14,525
 • Density33/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]

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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]

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]

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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

Coordinates: 14°07′01″S72°15′00″W / 14.11694°S 72.25000°W / -14.11694; -72.25000


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