Circa District
| Circa Sirka |
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| 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]
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Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]
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- 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
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| Abancay | |
| Andahuaylas | |
| Antabamba | |
| Aymaraes | |
| Chincheros | |
| Cotabambas | |
| Grau | |
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- ↑ 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)
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Abancay Province (Apurímac Region)
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
