Yanaca District

Yanaca
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Aymaraes
Founded	December 28, 1961
Capital	Yanaca
Area
• Total	103.88 km^2 (40.11 sq mi)
Elevation	3,340 m (10,960 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,486
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030417

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

Geography

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

• Apu Wansillu
• Kuntur K'ark'a
• Minas Q'asa
• Nina Q'asa
• Wayllayuq
• Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.27% 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. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac Region)
3. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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