Checacupe | |
Native Name: | Ch'iqa Kupi |
Native Name Lang: | ay |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Canchis |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Checacupe |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jesús Quispe Hancco |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 962.34 |
Elevation M: | 3446 |
Population Total: | 5650 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 080602 |
Checacupe or Ch'iqa Kupi (Aymara ch'iqa left, kupi right,[1] [2] "left right") is one of eight districts of the Canchis Province in the Cusco Region in Peru.[3]
The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[4]
The most important rivers of the district are the Willkanuta River and Ch'illkamayu, one of its right tributaries.[5]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[6]