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).
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]
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]