Accha District

Accha District
Accha District
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Paruro
Capital	Accha
Government
• Mayor	Ronald Nuñez Valdez
Area
• Total	244.75 km2 (94.50 sq mi)
Elevation	3,579 m (11,742 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	3,879
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081002

Accha district is one of nine districts of the province Paruro in Peru.^[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Saywa at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Chuqichampi
Kimsa Pukyu
Kuntur Sinqa
Ñuñu Quta
Puma Urqu
Q'iru
Wank'a Marka Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paruro Province (Cusco Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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13°58′16″S 71°49′54″W / 13.9711°S 71.8318°W / -13.9711; -71.8318

[1] (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

[2] scale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paruro Province (Cusco Region)

[3] .gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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