Morcolla District

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Morcolla
District
Location of the district Morcolla in Sucre.svg
Location of Morcolla in the Sucre province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Sucre
Founded December 21, 1956
Capital Morcolla
Subdivisions 31 populated places
Area
 • Total 289.34 km2 (111.71 sq mi)
Elevation 3,459 m (11,348 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,190
 • Density 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050906

Morcolla is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Districts of Peru third level administrative subdivision of Peru

The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total.

Sucre Province Province in Ayacucho, Peru

Sucre Province is a province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.

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Population

The population of Morcolla is 2,190 people, 1,088 men and 1,102 women. [1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Rasuwillka

Rasuwillka is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,000 m (16,404 ft) high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District, and in the Sucre Province, Morcolla District. Rasuwillka lies northwest of Qarwarasu.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

Indigenous peoples of the Americas Pre-Columbian inhabitants of North, Central and South America and their descendants

The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the Pre-Columbian peoples of North, Central and South America and their descendants.

Quechua people ethnic group

Quechua people or Quecha peoples, may refer to any or all speakers of the Quechua languages, which originated among the indigenous peoples of South America. Most Quechua speakers are native to Peru, although there are some significant populations living in Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

Spanish language Romance language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain and today has hundreds of millions of native speakers in the Americas and Spain. It is a global language and the world's second-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese.

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are: [1]

  • Morcolla
  • Tintay
  • Checc-Chuy
  • Ccotoysa
  • Ccampoya
  • Tambo
  • Jatun Huerta
  • Cucho-Cucho
  • Carancani
  • Curacuracha
  • San Isidro de Ccocha
  • Pinco Calla
  • Lauje
  • Ccantoni
  • Huaco
  • Ccaccencora
  • Yanapaccha
  • Puchuma
  • Euquicho
  • Pampa Minas
  • Ccesacce
  • Volcan de Ccarhuarazo
  • Lunco
  • Asnaccocha
  • Runa Runa
  • Pachacalla
  • Millhuata
  • Tastani
  • Eseccocha
  • Amaroyuq
  • Tayapucro

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References

  1. 1 2 INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine .
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sucre Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine . INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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