Accha District

Accha District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.[1]

Accha District
District
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceParuro
CapitalAccha
Government
 • MayorRonald Nuñez Valdez
Area
 • Total244.75 km2 (94.50 sq mi)
Elevation
3,579 m (11,742 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,879
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081002

Geography

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

  • Chuqichampi
  • Kimsa Pukyu
  • Kuntur Sinqa
  • Ñuñu Quta
  • Puma Urqu
  • Q'iru
  • Wank'a Marka Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paruro Province (Cusco 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)

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