Haquira District

Haquira Jaqhira
District
Main square in Haquira
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Cotabambas
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Haquira
Government
•  Mayor	Rogelio Chahua Pacco
Area
• Total	475.46 km2 (183.58 sq mi)
Elevation	3,671 m (12,044 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	10,593
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030504

Haquira District is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Huch'uy Miyu Kancha at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Anka Wachana
• Chitayuq
• Inti Tiyana
• Kuntur Marka
• Laram Kancha
• Llawi Rumiyuq
• Minas Pata
• Parqa Kancha
• Parqa Urqu
• Pata Pampa
• Puka Qaqa
• Phiruru
• Qhawana Marka
• Surimana
• Taya Sirk'a
• Urpiyuq Phaqcha
• Waqra Q'asa
• Waraquyuq
• Winchus
• Yana Qutu
• Yana Waylla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

See also

• Markansaya
• Qañawimayu

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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