Suitucancha District

Suitucancha
Suyt'u Kancha
District
Country  Peru
Region Junín
Province Yauli
Founded January 13, 1962
Capital Suitucancha
Government
  Mayor Emilio Venusto Hurtado León
Area
  Total 216.47 km2 (83.58 sq mi)
Elevation 4,255 m (13,960 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 937
  Density 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 120809

Suitucancha (hispanicized spelling of the Quechua term Suyt'u Kancha, suyt'u rectangular, kancha corral, square,[1] "rectangular corral (or square)") is one of ten districts of the Yauli Province in Peru.[2] Its seat is Suitucancha.

Geography

The Paryaqaqa mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Tunshu at 5,660 m (18,570 ft). Other mountain are listed below:[3]

See also

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Jauja and Yauli provinces (Junín Region)

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