Tumay Huaraca District

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Tumay Huaraca
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Andahuaylas Central Plaza
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
FoundedDecember 29, 1964
Capital Umamarca
Government
   Mayor Rufino Edgay Taipe Romani
Area
  Total446.71 km2 (172.48 sq mi)
Elevation
3,369 m (11,053 ft)
Population
  Total1,907
  Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030217

Tumay Huaraca District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka T'uruyuq 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 (94.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.07% 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 Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°39′02″S73°23′26″W / 13.65056°S 73.39056°W / -13.65056; -73.39056