Taray District

Taray
District

Taray and the Willkanuta River
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Calca
Founded May 6, 1964
Capital Taray
Government
  Mayor Gorki Bejar Mejia
Area
  Total 53.78 km2 (20.76 sq mi)
Elevation 2,968 m (9,738 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,917
  Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080407

Taray District is one of eight districts of the Calca Province in the Cusco Region in Peru.[1] Its seat is Taray. The town lies near Pisac, southwest of it, at a stream called Pawayuq (Pahuayoc), an affluent of Willkanuta River.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains 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 (86.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.37% 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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province and the Cusco Province (Cusco Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°25′42″S 71°52′02″W / 13.4283°S 71.8672°W / -13.4283; -71.8672

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