Kishuara District

Kishuara Kiswara
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Founded	January 20, 1944
Capital	Kishuara
Government
•  Mayor	Ruben Moises Hurtado Vera
Area
• Total	309.91 km2 (119.66 sq mi)
Elevation	3,665 m (12,024 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	7,884
• Density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030207

Kishuara (from Kiswara, the Aymara name for Buddleja incana ) ^[1] is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. ^[2]

Geography

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

• Anka Pata
• Aqchi Wachana
• Atuq Wachana
• Chuntani
• Hatun P'ukru
• Kuntur Tiyana
• Minasniyuq
• Puka Wanaku
• Qantu Pata
• Ramarayuq
• Rayusqayuq
• Sami Punta
• Saqsa Marka
• Sayaq Rumi
• Suntur
• Suyt'u Urqu
• Tumiri
• Uqa Pata
• Wachu Quri
• Wachwalla
• Walla P'ukru
• Wanqan
• Waywakani
• Wirunay

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.77%) learn to speak in childhood, while 4.83% of the residents speak Spanish as a first language (2007 Peru Census). ^[4]

See also

• Suqtaqucha

References

1. Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
4. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

13°42′S73°06′W / 13.700°S 73.100°W / -13.700; -73.100