Huancaray District

Coordinates: 13°46′15″S 73°32′12″W / 13.77083°S 73.53667°W / -13.77083; -73.53667
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Huancaray (from

Quechua Wankaray,[1] meaning "to gobble") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[2]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanripa at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

  • Aqu Urqu
  • Arpa Kancha
  • Chipaw
  • Chiri Yaku
  • Ch'iqchi
  • Hatun Wasi
  • Qillqa
  • Waman Tiyana
  • Wamp'u

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly

2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

  1. ^ Asociación Paz y Esperanza, Delfín Farfán Villa, Roberto Farfán Villa, Willaykusqayki, Ministry of Education, Lima, Peru, 2014
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

13°46′15″S 73°32′12″W / 13.77083°S 73.53667°W / -13.77083; -73.53667