Quiñota District

Quiñota
District
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Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Chumbivilcas
Founded	March 17, 1962
Capital	Quiñota
Government
• Mayor	Zacarias Chahua Marquez
Area
• Total	221.05 km^2 (85.35 sq mi)
Elevation	3,590 m (11,780 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,661
• Density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080707

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

Geography

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

• Hatun Urqu
• Minas Pata
• Parqa Urqu
• Qillwa Sirk'a
• Waman Ruru
• Wat'a Pata
• Wisk'achani
• Yawri Yawri

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.29% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Qañawimayu

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco 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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