Puyusca District

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Puyusca

Phuyusqa
District
Sara Sara Volcano.jpg
Sara Sara, the highest mountain of the district, as seen from Parinaqucha
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Parinacochas
FoundedMarch 5, 1954
Capital Incuyo
Government
 •  Mayor Yony Odon Reyes Anampa
Area
 • Total700.75 km2 (270.56 sq mi)
Elevation
3,290 m (10,790 ft)
Population
 • Total3,055
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050706

Puyusca (Quechua: Phuyusqa, meaning "cloudy") is one of eight districts of the Parinacochas Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is glacier-covered Sara Sara volcano at 5,505 m (18,061 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 (62.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.97% 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 Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Parinacochas 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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