Livitaca District

Livitaca
District
Livitaca District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Chumbivilcas
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Livitaca
Government
• Mayor	Cirilo Huacho Huamaní
Area
• Total	758.2 km^2 (292.7 sq mi)
Elevation	3,741 m (12,274 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	11,403
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080705

Livitaca District is one of eight districts of the Chumbivilcas Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Waylla Apachita at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Amayani
• Chunta
• Chuqu Q'awa
• Chhullu
• Chhullu Pata
• Hatun Urqu
• Inti Kancha
• Kunka Q'asa
• Kuntur Sallana
• Kuntur Sayana
• Luntuni
• Machu Qucha
• Piki Qaqa
• Pilluni
• Puka Puka
• Pukara
• Qullpa Pukyu
• Qura
• Saywa Pata
• Siwinta
• Tarujani
• Tika Pallana
• Tuqtu
• Urquchiri
• Wallu Wallu
• Wanaku
• Waywa Qalla
• Willkani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.04%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.68% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Tupay Tuqtu

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 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)

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