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Los Morochucos District

Coordinates: 13°33′24″S 74°11′44″W / 13.5568°S 74.1955°W / -13.5568; -74.1955
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Los Morochucos
Muru Chuku
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceCangallo
FoundedApril 12, 1957
CapitalPampa Cangallo
Government
 • MayorSergio Dipaz Cisneros
Area
 • Total262.59 km2 (101.39 sq mi)
Elevation
3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Population
 • Total8,016
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050203

Los Morochucos (from Quechua Muru Chuku) is one of six districts of the Cangallo Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Usnu at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Chuntalla
  • Marayniyuq
  • Parya Wanka
  • Tuqtucha Urqu
  • Uchku Mach'ay 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 (93.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.34% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cangallo Province (Ayacucho Region)
  3. ^ 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)

13°33′24″S 74°11′44″W / 13.5568°S 74.1955°W / -13.5568; -74.1955