Quehue District

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Quehue
Q'iwi
District
Location of the district Quehue in Canas.svg
Location of Quehue in the Canas province
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canas
FoundedNovember 17, 1917
Capital Quehue
Government
 •  Mayor Hilario Callo Tapia (2007)
Area
 • Total
143.46 km2 (55.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,792 m (12,441 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,544
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 080507

Quehue (Aymara and Quechua: Q'iwi, meaning curve(d)) is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Quehue.

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ch'iyar Jaqhi at 4,654 m (15,269 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Canas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

14°22′48″S71°27′19″W / 14.3800°S 71.4552°W / -14.3800; -71.4552


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