Challhuahuacho District Explained

Challhuahuacho
Native Name:Challwa Wachu
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apurímac
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Cotabambas
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 18, 1994
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Challhuahuacho
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Porfirio Gutiérrez Paniura
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:439.96
Elevation M:3698
Population Total:14525
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:030506

Challhuahuacho (Quechua: Challwa Wachu,[1] meaning 'fish ridge') is one of the six districts of the province Cotabambas in Peru. The town has 4,000 inhabitants with another 10,000 in the surrounding area of Challhuahuacho.[2]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Anka Tapana at approximately 4800m (15,700feet). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

-14.1169°N -72.25°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.digeibir.gob.pe/sites/default/files/documentos/DICCIONARIO%20QUECHUA%20COLLAO%20BAJA.pdf Nonato Rufino Chuquimamani Valer, Carmen Gladis Alosilla Morales, Victoria Choque Valer: Qullaw Qichwapa Simi Qullqan. Lima, 2014
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cotabambas Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe