Taray District

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.

Taray
District
Taray and the Willkanuta River
Taray and the Willkanuta River
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCalca
FoundedMay 6, 1964
CapitalTaray
Government
 • MayorGorki Bejar Mejia
Area
 • Total53.78 km2 (20.76 sq mi)
Elevation
2,968 m (9,738 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,917
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080407

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 Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. 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 Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

13.4283°S 71.8672°W / -13.4283; -71.8672

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