Coronel Castañeda District
Appearance
Coronel Castañeda | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Parinacochas |
Founded | June 28, 1955 |
Capital | Aniso |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wilman Accilio Crespo Alvarez |
Area | |
• Total | 1,108.04 km2 (427.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,620 m (11,880 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,120 |
• Density | 1.0/km2 (2.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 050703 |
Coronel Castañeda District is one of eight districts of the Parinacochas Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the district is Lunq'u at 5,224 m (17,139 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Anta Qullu
- Chachakuma
- Challwa Q'asa
- Hatun Q'asa
- Kiswarani
- Kuntur K'ark'a
- Kunturillu
- Maranniyuq
- Milluni
- Pacha Pata
- Pilluni
- Pirqa
- Puka Kunka
- Puka Qucha
- Puka Ranra
- Puya
- Qullqa
- Quripa Qucha
- Qhata Urqu
- Q'illu
- Raqch'i Pata
- Sura Q'asa
- Taya Pampa
- Uqhu Pata
- Waqta Kancha
- Waraqa Pampa
- Waylla Marka
- Wit'u
- Yana Qaqa
- Yanama
- Yuraq Pata
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Parinacochas Province (Ayacucho 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)