Carapo District is one of four districts of the Huanca Sancos Province in Peru.[1]
Carapo | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Huanca Sancos |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Carapo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abraham Quispe León |
| Area | |
• Total | 241.34 km2 (93.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,188 m (10,459 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,548 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050302 |
Geography
editOne of the highest peaks of the district is Wayta Wayta at 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Misa Rumi
- Parya Muqu
- Pincha Urqu
- Qala Qala
- Urqu Pata
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancasancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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