Ccatca District
Ccatca | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Quispicanchi |
| Capital | Ccatca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pedro Illanes Páucar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 307.72 km2 (118.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,675 m (12,057 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,841 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081205 |
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
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province and the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco 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)
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.
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| Acomayo | |
| Anta | |
| Calca | |
| Canas | |
| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar | |
| La Convención | |
| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo | |
| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba | |
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