Carapo District

Carapo
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Huanca Sancos
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Carapo
Government
• Mayor	Abraham Quispe León
Area
• Total	241.34 km^2 (93.18 sq mi)
Elevation	3,188 m (10,459 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,548
• Density	11/km^2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050302

Carapo District is one of four districts of the Huanca Sancos Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wayta Wayta at 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

• Misa Rumi
• Parya Muqu
• Pincha Urqu
• Qala Qala
• Urqu Pata

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

See also

• Ñawpallaqta
• Q'illumayu

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancasancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
3. 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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