Urcos District Explained

Urcos
Native Name:Urqus
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cusco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Quispicanchi
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:January 2, 1857
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Urcos
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Manuel Jesús Sutta Pfocco
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:134.65
Elevation M:3150
Population Total:10614
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:081201

The Urcos District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Urcos. Urcos is southeast of the former Inca capital, Cusco, in the southern Andes, and it is at an altitude of 3180m (10,430feet).

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[1] A lake named Quyllur Urmana lies in the west of the town at the foot of Wiraqucha.

One of the highest peaks of the district is Quri at approximately 4200m (13,800feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.03% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

-13.6849°N -71.6267°W

Notes and References

  1. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe