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Haquira District

Haquira District

District in Apurímac, Peru

Haquira District is one of the six districts of the Cotabambas Province in Peru.[1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Huch'uy Miyu Kancha at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Anka Wachana
  • Chitayuq
  • Inti Tiyana
  • Kuntur Marka
  • Laram Kancha
  • Llawi Rumiyuq
  • Minas Pata
  • Parqa Kancha
  • Parqa Urqu
  • Pata Pampa
  • Puka Qaqa
  • Phiruru
  • Qhawana Marka
  • Surimana
  • Taya Sirk'a
  • Urpiyuq Phaqcha
  • Waqra Q'asa
  • Waraquyuq
  • Winchus
  • Yana Qutu
  • Yana Waylla

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.26%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. [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. [2]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. [3]
    inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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