Aucara District

Aucará District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru.[1]

Aucará
District
The lake Quchapampa and the village of Aucará
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Lucanas
Capital	Aucará
Government
• Mayor	Ismael Tito Ccoyllo
Area
• Total	903.51 km^2 (348.85 sq mi)
Elevation	3,220 m (10,560 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,744
• Density	3.0/km^2 (7.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050602

Geography

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

• Aqu Q'asa
• Aya Qullqa
• Hatun Sayri
• Illa Q'asa
• Inka Phaqcha
• Kiru Chuku
• Llama Wasi
• Machu P'unqu
• Minaschayuq
• Misa Q'asa
• Misa Urqu
• Muqu Wasi
• Muyu Muyu
• Pata Wasi
• Puka Phiruru
• Puka Qullpa
• Puma Ranra
• Puywan
• Phiruruyuq
• Qillqay Saywa
• Qurip Sunqun
• Quriwayrachina
• Q'illu Sura
• Ranra Urqu
• Sayaq Mach'ay
• Saywa
• Saywa Pata
• Sura Q'asa
• Ranra Urqu
• Ukru Kancha
• Waña Pampa
• Waqutu
• Waraqu
• 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 (52.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.04% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Hatun Misapata
• Quchapampa
• Q'asa Pata
• T'urpuqucha
• Usqunta

References

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