Pallpata District

Pallpata
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Espinar
Founded	November 17, 1917
Capital	Hector Tejeda
Government
•  Mayor	Melecio Saico Ccolque
Area
• Total	815.56 km2 (314.89 sq mi)
Elevation	3,980 m (13,060 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	6,367
• Density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080805

Pallpata District is one of eight districts of the Espinar Province in Peru. ^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Aqhuyani at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below: ^[2]

• Chuqichampi
• Ch'iwani
• Ch'iyara
• Ch'uxña Q'awa
• Ch'iyar Jaqhi
• Hatun Kunka
• Inka Pirqa
• Jayuni
• Llulluch'ani
• Kuntur Pukyu
• Kuntur Sayana
• Pampa Quta
• Pichaqani
• Pinkilluni
• Pirwa Pirwa
• Pukara
• Qillqa
• Qaqa Urqu
• Q'ara Sirk'a Urqu
• Saywa Sirk'a
• Saywani
• Taruka Marka
• Tarukayuq
• Wanakuyuq
• Waña Quta
• Waylla Pata
• Wayllani
• Yana Urqu
• Yaritani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (69.76%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.94% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). ^[3]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Espinar Province (Cusco 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)

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