Puyca District

Puyca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]

Puyca
District
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceLa Unión
FoundedOctober 13, 1891
CapitalPuyca
Government
 • MayorAngel Eugenio Pachau Jimenez
Area
 • Total1,501.2 km2 (579.6 sq mi)
Elevation
3,658 m (12,001 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,337
 • Density2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040806

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks 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 (95.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.96% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
  3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

15.0916°S 72.7872°W / -15.0916; -72.7872


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