Tisco District
Tisco | |
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![]() Tisco's church and main plaza | |
![]() ![]() Tisco Location of Tisco in the Caylloma province | |
Coordinates: 15°20′51″S 71°26′46″W / 15.3476°S 71.4461°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Arequipa |
Province | Caylloma |
Capital | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Primitivo Sebastian Huaracha Ancca |
Area | |
• Total | 1,445.02 km2 (557.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4,188 m (13,740 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,249 |
• Density | 1.6/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 040517 |
Tisco District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]
Geography[]
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Allqamari
- Apachita
- Chilluma
- Chuqi Pirwa
- Chuqi Phiruru
- Chuqi Tampu
- Janq'u
- Jañuma Pirwa
- Kallka K'uchu
- Kimsa Chata
- Kiska Kiska
- Kuntur Sayana
- Laramani
- Misa Urqu
- Pirwa
- Puma Urqu
- Qillqa
- Qillwa
- Q'ara Qullu
- Q'iwiri
- Wallatani
- Wayna Kunturiri
- Wila Pukara
- Wiluma
- Wiska Apachita
- Wisk'achayuq
- Wiswillani
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Tisco-gate-main-plaza.jpg/220px-Tisco-gate-main-plaza.jpg)
Entrance to Tisco's main plaza through its gate
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Iglesia-san-pedro-apostol-tisco-church-plaza.jpg/220px-Iglesia-san-pedro-apostol-tisco-church-plaza.jpg)
Church of San Pedro Apostol de Tisco, with Plaza in foreground
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Tisco-village-andes-aerial.jpg/220px-Tisco-village-andes-aerial.jpg)
The village of Tisco as seen from the air
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Iglesia-san-pedro-apostol-tisco-church-towers.jpg/220px-Iglesia-san-pedro-apostol-tisco-church-towers.jpg)
The towers of Tisco's church
Ethnic groups[]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.76%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also[]
- Samaquta
References[]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 and 2 (Arequipa Region)
- ^ 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)
Coordinates: 15°20′51″S 71°26′46″W / 15.3476°S 71.4461°W
Categories:
- Districts of the Arequipa Region
- Districts of the Caylloma Province
- Arequipa Region geography stubs