Ccarhuayo District

Ccarhuayo
Qarwayu
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Quispicanchi
Founded November 25, 1960
Capital Ccarhuayo
Government
 • Mayor Valerio Aparicio Holgado
Area
 • Total 313.89 km2 (121.19 sq mi)
Elevation 3,442 m (11,293 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,943
 • Density 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081204

The Ccarhuayo District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 13476 on November 25, 1960, its seat is Ccarhuayo.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qullqi P'unqu at 5,522 m (18,117 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ 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)

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