Chapimarca District
Chapimarca District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]
Chapimarca
Chapi Marka | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Aymaraes |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Chapimarca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gregorio Caillahua Pocco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 213.09 km2 (82.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,414 m (11,201 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,552 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030404 |
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Saqra Urqu at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Añu Pata
- Apachita
- Ch'aki Qucha
- Hatun Puchka
- Ichhu Rutuna
- Kiska Pata
- Kuntur Qaqa
- K'usi
- Mawk'a Llaqta
- Mina Waqsa
- Parqa Marka
- Parqa Rumi
- Puma Qucha
- Qachqa Marka
- Q'illu Q'asa
- Sulimana
- Suparawra
- Taya Q'asa
- Tuqtuqa
- T'akra Qucha Q'asa
- Urqu Pata
- Yuraq Pukyu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.97%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.78% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2007.
- escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Aymaraes Province (Apurímac Region)
- 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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