Pomacocha District, Andahuaylas

This article is about the district in the Apurímac Region, Peru. For other uses, see Pumaqucha.

Pomacocha Pumaqucha
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Founded	August 21, 1963
Capital	Pomacocha
Government
• Mayor	Abelardo Ccaccya Ccopa
Area
• Total	129.19 km^2 (49.88 sq mi)
Elevation	3,643 m (11,952 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,128
• Density	8.7/km^2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030211

Pomacocha District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

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

• Awkimarka
• Ch'aki Qucha Pata
• Jichu Q'awa
• Illa Pata
• Karpa Q'asa
• Wamani
• Wamanniyuq
• Willkawani
• Wit'u
• Yana Pata
• Yuraq Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

Archaeology

The archaeological site of Awkimarka contains ruins of the Chanka period.

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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