Huancaray District

Huancaray (from Quechua Wankaray,[1] meaning "to gobble") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[2]

Huancaray

Wankaray
District
Square of Huancaray
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAndahuaylas
CapitalHuancaray
Government
 • MayorMacedonio Martin Mallcco Matute
Area
 • Total112.2 km2 (43.3 sq mi)
Elevation
2,902 m (9,521 ft)
Population
 • Total4,775
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030205

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanripa at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

  • Aqu Urqu
  • Arpa Kancha
  • Chipaw
  • Chiri Yaku
  • Ch'iqchi
  • Hatun Wasi
  • Qillqa
  • Waman Tiyana
  • Wamp'u

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References
  1. Asociación Paz y Esperanza, Delfín Farfán Villa, Roberto Farfán Villa, Willaykusqayki, Ministry of Education, Lima, Peru, 2014
  2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población


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