Pampamarca District is one of eleven districts of the La Unión Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
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 P'unqu
- Aqu
- Ichhu Pata
- Illayuq
- Kimsa Qaqa
- Kunturillu
- Mach'ay P'unqu
- Pari Pari
- Paxsi
- Pilluni
- Qarwa K'uchu
- Qulluta
- Runtuyuq
- Sura Pata
- Tarujani
- T'uru Mach'ay
- Waman Allqa
- Wansu
- Waqutu
- Waylla Marka
- Waylla Sura
- Wilachiri
- Yana Qaqa
- Yana Sura
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map La UniónProvince (Arequipa 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)
