Tumay Huaraca District

Tumay Huaraca
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Founded	December 29, 1964
Capital	Umamarca
Government
• Mayor	Rufino Edgay Taipe Romani
Area
• Total	446.71 km^2 (172.48 sq mi)
Elevation	3,369 m (11,053 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,907
• Density	4.3/km^2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030217

Tumay Huaraca District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka T'uruyuq at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

• Anka Silla
• Aqu Urqu
• Awki Marka
• Chaku
• Chipana Wayq'u
• Chhurku Rumi
• Ch'aki Qucha
• Ch'aki Qucha Pata
• Ichhu Urqu
• Inti Ruphasqa
• Kuntur Pampa
• Kunturillu
• Parqu
• Puma Pukyu
• Punta Pata
• P'isaqayuq
• Qillwa
• Qillwa Qucha
• Qucha Urqu
• Saywa
• Sinqa Urqu
• Supay Urqu
• Wamp'u
• Waylla Q'asa
• Wit'u
• Yuraq Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

See also

• Awkimarka

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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