Sañayca District

Sañayca District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Sañayca
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAymaraes
FoundedNovember 14, 1944
CapitalSañayca
Government
 • MayorIvan Cortez Terrazas
Area
 • Total448.91 km2 (173.33 sq mi)
Elevation
3,370 m (11,060 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,354
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030412

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Wamanwiri at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Chawpi Urqu
  • Ichhu Marka
  • Ichhu Urqu
  • Kirki Q'asa
  • Kuntur Marka
  • Kuntur Wachu
  • Llulluch'a
  • Llulluch'aw
  • Ñawpa Llaqta
  • Pichqa Pukyu
  • Pilluni
  • Puka Qucha
  • P'unqu
  • Qucha Qucha
  • Qullpa
  • Qura Unu
  • Siwi Sirk'a
  • Sullka Wamanwiri
  • Waylla Qucha
  • Yana Mach'ay
  • Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.44% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac 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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