Huaynacotas District

Huaynacotas
District
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	La Unión
Capital	Taurisma
Government
• Mayor	Eulogio Rodriguez Gonzales
Area
• Total	932.64 km^2 (360.09 sq mi)
Elevation	2,590 m (8,500 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,778
• Density	3.0/km^2 (7.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	040804

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

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[2]

Allqa Q'awa Allqa Walusa Aqu Suntu Aqu Suntu (Chullumpi) Chaka Urqu Chullumpi Chunta Pata Hatun Sisiwa Inti Utka Kimsa Chata

Kiswarani Khirki Urqu Khuchi Pata Lunq'u Llamuqa Pilluni Pisti Q'asa Puka Urqu Puka Willka Puka Ranra

P'umpu Q'asa Qarwa Urqu Runtuyuq Sullu Marka Suphu Marka Uma Q'asa Wayrawiri Wila Quta Yuraq Apachita

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Wansuqucha

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 La Unión Province (Arequipa 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)

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