Aucara District

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

Aucará
The lake Quchapampa and the village of Aucará
The lake Quchapampa and the village of Aucará
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLucanas
CapitalAucará
Government
  MayorIsmael Tito Ccoyllo
Area
  Total903.51 km2 (348.85 sq mi)
Elevation
3,220 m (10,560 ft)
Population
  Total2,744
  Density3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050602

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Kunturillu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Aya Qullqa
  • Hatun Sayri
  • Illa Q'asa
  • Inka Phaqcha
  • Kiru Chuku
  • Llama Wasi
  • Machu P'unqu
  • Minaschayuq
  • Misa Q'asa
  • Misa Urqu
  • Muqu Wasi
  • Muyu Muyu
  • Pata Wasi
  • Puka Phiruru
  • Puka Qullpa
  • Puma Ranra
  • Puywan
  • Phiruruyuq
  • Qillqay Saywa
  • Qurip Sunqun
  • Quriwayrachina
  • Q'illu Sura
  • Ranra Urqu
  • Sayaq Mach'ay
  • Saywa
  • Saywa Pata
  • Sura Q'asa
  • Ranra Urqu
  • Ukru Kancha
  • Waña Pampa
  • Waqutu
  • Waraqu
  • Yana Qaqa
  • Yana 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 (52.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.04% 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)

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