Surcubamba District

Surcubamba District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.[1]

Surcubamba
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceTayacaja
CapitalSurcubamba
Government
 • MayorNelfa Comun Gavilan
Area
 • Total230.88 km2 (89.14 sq mi)
Elevation
2,585 m (8,481 ft)
Population
 • Total5,098
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090717

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Kulikuli at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Artisa
  • Ch'aki Qucha
  • Ch'uru Q'asa
  • Hatun Q'asa
  • Ichhu Pata
  • Inkill Pata
  • Kiska Pata
  • Kuntur Sinqa
  • Llaqta Qulluy
  • Llaqta Qulluy Pata
  • Mata Rumi
  • Muchka Urqu
  • Pirwayuq
  • Qunchayuq

The largest lake of the district is Warmi Qucha ("woman's lake").

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.99% 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 Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. 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)

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