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