Huanipaca District

Huanipaca District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]

Huanipaca
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAbancay
FoundedNovember 21, 1893
CapitalHuanipaca
Government
 • MayorJose Chacon Vargas
Area
 • Total432.62 km2 (167.04 sq mi)
Elevation
3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total5,257
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030105

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ampay at 5,236 m (17,178 ft) located in the Ampay National Sanctuary. Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Ch'uñuna
  • Ch'uspirqa
  • Inka Wasi
  • Jayuri
  • K'usilluyuq
  • Qucha Urqu
  • Qullqa Pata
  • Suchuna Pata
  • T'asta 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 (77.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

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 Abancay Province (Apurimac 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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