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Suyckutambo District

Suyckutambo District

District in Cusco, Peru

Suyckutambo District is one of eight districts of the Espinar Province in Peru.[1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Chila at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Ayrampu
  • Chillwa Q'asa
  • Chuqi Tampu
  • Ch'iqu Rumi
  • Hatun Pukara
  • Hatun Qaqa
  • Jichu Qullu
  • Pilluni
  • Puka Urqu
  • Pukara
  • Pukara Pata
  • Qallu Q'asa
  • Qayqu
  • Saywa
  • Sunqu
  • Tiklla Q'awa
  • Wallatani
  • Wankara
  • Wayna Kunturi
  • Wila Kunka
  • Wit'u Pata
  • Yana Urqu
  • Yaritayuq
  • Yuraq Saywa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.00% 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 Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. [2]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Espinar Province (Cusco Region)
  3. [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)
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