Puyca District

Puyca
District
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province La Unión
Founded October 13, 1891
Capital Puyca
Government
  Mayor Angel Eugenio Pachau Jimenez
Area
  Total 1,501.2 km2 (579.6 sq mi)
Elevation 3,658 m (12,001 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,337
  Density 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 040806

Puyca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)