Circa District

Circa
Sirka
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Abancay
Capital Circa
Government
 • Mayor Asunto Gregorio Montoya Juro
Area
 • Total 641.68 km2 (247.75 sq mi)
Elevation 3,120 m (10,240 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,105
 • Density 4.8/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030103

Circa (hispanicized spelling of Sirka, Aymara for vein of the body or a mine)[1] is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in the Apurímac Region in Peru.[2]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]

  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Atuq Pata
  • Chakana
  • Chaku Urqu
  • Chawpi
  • Chuntani
  • Hatun Ullukuyuq
  • Huch'uy Q'urawiri
  • Kimsa P'unqu
  • Kimsa Wayna
  • Llaksa
  • Llikawi
  • Mawk'allaqta
  • Pillpintu
  • Pinqulluni
  • Pisqaqucha
  • Pukara
  • Qala Saywa
  • Qillqas
  • Qiñwa Marka
  • Qiñwa Urqu
  • Q'urawiri
  • Rumi Chaka
  • Sunqun Marka
  • Suntur
  • Warmi Rumi
  • Willkawara
  • Yana Qaqa
  • Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.14% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Abancay Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 13°52′26″S 72°52′23″W / 13.87389°S 72.87306°W / -13.87389; -72.87306

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