Ccatca District

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Ccatca
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceQuispicanchi
CapitalCcatca
Government
 • MayorPedro Illanes Páucar
Area
 • Total307.72 km2 (118.81 sq mi)
Elevation
3,675 m (12,057 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total13,841
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081205

The Ccatca District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Ccatca.

Geography[]

One of the highest peaks of the district is Luychu Urqu at 4,430 m (14,530 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

  • Antay Marka
  • Inti Qhawarina
  • Kuntur Sinqa
  • Luychu Muqu
  • Misa Pata
  • Pukara
  • Qinqu Rumiyuq
  • Qullpa Tira
  • Saksay Waman
  • Takina Urqu
  • Tinki Muqu
  • T'uquyuq
  • Uturunku
  • Wisk'achani
  • Yuraq Kancha
  • Yuraq Unuyuq

Ethnic groups[]

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.00% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province and the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)
  2. ^ 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)
  • (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.

Coordinates: 13°38′04″S 71°31′44″W / 13.6344°S 71.5290°W / -13.6344; -71.5290

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