Toraya District

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

Toraya
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAymaraes
FoundedJuly 15, 1936
CapitalToraya
Government
 • MayorSimon Merino Gonzales
Area
 • Total173.05 km2 (66.81 sq mi)
Elevation
3,146 m (10,322 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,684
 • Density9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030416

Geography

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

  • Anta Urqu
  • Aqchipa Wachana
  • Aymara
  • Chuqu Waraka
  • Kuntur Wachana
  • Kunturillu
  • Lliwa Urqu
  • Minayuq
  • Puka T'uruyuq
  • Puma Ranra
  • Qucha Llink'i
  • Quchayuq
  • Titiyuq
  • Uqhu Rumi

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.96% 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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