Pichirhua District

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Pichirhua

Pichirwa
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Abancay
FoundedNovember 19, 1839
Capital Pichirhua
Government
 •  Mayor Marcelino Montes Aguilar
Area
 • Total370.69 km2 (143.12 sq mi)
Elevation
2,726 m (8,944 ft)
Population
 • Total4,564
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030107

Pichirhua District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

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

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Abancay Province (Apurimac 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: 13°51′47″S73°04′23″W / 13.86306°S 73.07306°W / -13.86306; -73.07306


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