Accha District
Accha District | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Paruro |
Capital | Accha |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ronald Nuñez Valdez |
Area | |
• Total | 244.75 km2 (94.50 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,579 m (11,742 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,879 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 081002 |
Accha district is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the district is Saywa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Chuqichampi
- Kimsa Pukyu
- Kuntur Sinqa
- Ñuñu Quta
- Puma Urqu
- Q'iru
- Wank'a Marka Q'asa
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 (90.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.41% 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 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paruro Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ 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)