Quehue District

Quehue
Q'iwi
District

Location of Quehue in the Canas province
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Canas
Founded November 17, 1917
Capital Quehue
Government
 • Mayor Hilario Callo Tapia (2007)
Area
 • Total 143.46 km2 (55.39 sq mi)
Elevation 3,792 m (12,441 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,544
 • Density 25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080507

Quehue (Aymara and Quechua: Q'iwi, meaning curve(d)) is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Quehue.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ch'iyar Jaqhi at 4,654 m (15,269 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

  • Ch'uwaña
  • Luntuni
  • Qullani Urqu
  • Q'asa Saya
  • Tuqtu
  • Awki Tutukani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Canas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 14°22′48″S 71°27′19″W / 14.3800°S 71.4552°W / -14.3800; -71.4552

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