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Circa District

Circa is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in the Apurímac Region in Peru.

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Circa
Sirka
District
Map
Interactive map of Circa
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAbancay
CapitalCirca
Government
 • MayorAsunto 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
 • Density4.839/km2 (12.53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030103

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

  • Aklla Wasi
  • Aqu Q'asa
  • Atuq Pata
  • Chakana
  • Chaku Urqu
  • Chawpi
  • Chuntani
  • Hatun Ullukuyuq
  • Huch'uy Q'urawiri
  • Jach’a Marka
  • Kimsa P'unqu
  • Kimsa Wayna
  • Kuntur Llapana
  • Kuntur Pampa
  • Kuntur Uta
  • Kunturi Marka
  • K’ayrawi
  • K’awa Pallana
  • Llaksa
  • Llikawi
  • Mawk'allaqta
  • Nina Urqu
  • Pillpintu
  • Pinqulluni
  • Pisqa Qucha
  • Pukara
  • Qala Saywa
  • Qillqas
  • Qiñwa Marka
  • Qiñwa Urqu
  • Qucha Pata
  • Qumiñawi
  • Q’ala Chukchu
  • Q'urawiri
  • Rumi Chaka
  • Sawsayuq
  • Sunqun Marka
  • Suntur
  • Sura Pata
  • Uqhu Pata
  • Warisqa
  • Warmi Rumi
  • Wik'uña Wat'a
  • 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

See also

References

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. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Abancay Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. 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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