Checacupe District Explained

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]

Geography

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]

Ethnic groups

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]

External links

-14.0254°N -71.4536°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.illa-a.org/cd/diccionarios/LudovicoBertonioMuchosCambios.pdf illa-a.org
  2. http://www.katari.org/diccionario/diccionario.php?listletter=aymara&display=7 www.katari.org
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province and the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  5. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
  6. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe