Circa District
Circa
Sirka | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Abancay |
| Capital | Circa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Asunto Gregorio Montoya Juro |
| Area | |
• Total | 641.68 km2 (247.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,120 m (10,240 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,105 |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030103 |
Circa (hispanicized spelling of Sirka, Aymara for vein of the body or a mine)[1] is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in the Apurímac Region in Peru.[2]
Geography
[edit]Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]
- Aklla Wasi
- Aqu Q'asa
- Atuq Pata
- Chakana
- Chaku Urqu
- Chawpi
- Chuntani
- Hatun Ullukuyuq
- Huch'uy Q'urawiri
- Jach’a Marka
- Kimsa P'unqu
- Kimsa Wayna
- Kuntur Llapana
- Kuntur Pampa
- Kuntur Uta
- Kunturi Marka
- K’ayrawi
- K’awa Pallana
- Llaksa
- Llikawi
- Mawk'allaqta
- Nina Urqu
- Pillpintu
- Pinqulluni
- Pisqa Qucha
- Pukara
- Qala Saywa
- Qillqas
- Qiñwa Marka
- Qiñwa Urqu
- Qucha Pata
- Qumiñawi
- Q’ala Chukchu
- Q'urawiri
- Rumi Chaka
- Sawsayuq
- Sunqun Marka
- Suntur
- Sura Pata
- Uqhu Pata
- Warisqa
- Warmi Rumi
- Wik'uña Wat'a
- Willkawara
- Yana Qaqa
- Yana Urqu
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 (79.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.14% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Abancay Province (Apurímac 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)
13°52′26″S 72°52′23″W / 13.87389°S 72.87306°W
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