Toraya District

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Toraya
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Aymaraes
FoundedJuly 15, 1936
Capital Toraya
Government
 •  Mayor Simon Merino Gonzales
Area
 • Total173.05 km2 (66.81 sq mi)
Elevation
3,146 m (10,322 ft)
Population
 • Total1,684
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030416

Toraya District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is P'unquchayuq 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 (82.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.96% 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 7, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac 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°03′15″S73°18′27″W / 14.05417°S 73.30750°W / -14.05417; -73.30750


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