Chapimarca District

Chapimarca Chapi Marka
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Aymaraes
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Chapimarca
Government
• Mayor	Gregorio Caillahua Pocco
Area
• Total	213.09 km^2 (82.27 sq mi)
Elevation	3,414 m (11,201 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,552
• Density	12/km^2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030404

Chapimarca District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Saqra Urqu at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Añu Pata
• Apachita
• Ch'aki Qucha
• Hatun Puchka
• Ichhu Rutuna
• Kiska Pata
• Kuntur Qaqa
• K'usi
• Mawk'a Llaqta
• Mina Waqsa
• Parqa Marka
• Parqa Rumi
• Puma Qucha
• Qachqa Marka
• Q'illu Q'asa
• Sulimana
• Suparawra
• Taya Q'asa
• Tuqtuqa
• T'akra Qucha Q'asa
• Urqu Pata
• Yuraq Pukyu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.78% 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 Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac 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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