Chamaca District

Chamaca Ch'amaka
District
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Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Chumbivilcas
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Chamaca
Government
•  Mayor	Victor Rolando Abarca Peña
Area
• Total	674.19 km2 (260.31 sq mi)
Elevation	3,754 m (12,316 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	6,993
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080703

Chamaca (Quechua: Chamaqa; Aymara: Ch'amaka, meaning, dark or darkness) is one of eight districts of the Chumbivilcas Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qala Qala at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Allqu Wasi
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Hatun Taruka Marka
• Kuntur Marka
• Kuntur Wasi
• Llama Kancha
• Mulli Pata
• Ñawiyuq
• Pampa
• Pichqa Pukyu
• Pinqulluni
• Puma Suyru
• Qachu
• Quyllur Urqu
• Saywa
• Surimana
• Taruka Marka
• Tintaya
• T'uqra
• Wachuna
• Waylla Punchu
• Willa Qawi
• Willkani
• Wisalla
• Yana Qaqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

See also

• T'ikapallana

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 Chumbivilcas 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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