Coronel Castañeda District

Coronel Castañeda District is one of eight districts of the Parinacochas Province in Peru.[1]

Coronel Castañeda
District
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceParinacochas
FoundedJune 28, 1955 (1955-06-28)
CapitalAniso
Government
 • MayorWilman Accilio Crespo Alvarez
Area
 • Total1,108.04 km2 (427.82 sq mi)
Elevation
3,620 m (11,880 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,120
 • Density1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050703

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Lunq'u at 5,224 m (17,139 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Anta Qullu
  • Chachakuma
  • Challwa Q'asa
  • Hatun Q'asa
  • Kiswarani
  • Kuntur K'ark'a
  • Kunturillu
  • Maranniyuq
  • Milluni
  • Pacha Pata
  • Pilluni
  • Pirqa
  • Puka Kunka
  • Puka Qucha
  • Puka Ranra
  • Puya
  • Qullqa
  • Quripa Qucha
  • Qhata Urqu
  • Q'illu
  • Raqch'i Pata
  • Sura Q'asa
  • Taya Pampa
  • Uqhu Pata
  • Waqta Kancha
  • Waraqa Pampa
  • Waylla Marka
  • Wit'u
  • Yana Qaqa
  • Yanama
  • Yuraq Pata

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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 map Parinacochas Province (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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