Carmen Salcedo District

Carmen Salcedo
Antamarka
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Lucanas
Founded December 28, 1943
Capital Andamarca
Government
 • Mayor Hugo Calixto Quispe Delgado
Area
 • Total 473.66 km2 (182.88 sq mi)
Elevation 3,437 m (11,276 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,768
 • Density 3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050604

Carmen Salcedo District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Waytayuq at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Ichhu Urqu Pata
  • Inka Pallanka
  • Inka Phaqcha
  • Kunturillu
  • Llallawa
  • Pichqaqucha
  • P'isqu Pukyu
  • Ruru Rumi
  • Qullpa Punta
  • Q'illu
  • Ruphasqa
  • Uqi Uqi
  • Waman Pirqa
  • Wamanripa
  • Waytayuq
  • Wiksu
  • Yana Uma
  • Yuraq Rumi
  • Yuraq 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 (56.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.24% 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 Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Lucanas Province 2, Ayacucho Region
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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