Huancaray District

Huancaray (from Quechua Wankaray,[1] meaning "to gobble") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[2]

Huancaray Wankaray
District
Square of Huancaray
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Capital	Huancaray
Government
• Mayor	Macedonio Martin Mallcco Matute
Area
• Total	112.2 km^2 (43.3 sq mi)
Elevation	2,902 m (9,521 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,775
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030205

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanripa at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]

• Aqu Urqu
• Arpa Kancha
• Chipaw
• Chiri Yaku
• Ch'iqchi
• Hatun Wasi
• Qillqa
• Waman Tiyana
• Wamp'u

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]

References

1. Asociación Paz y Esperanza, Delfín Farfán Villa, Roberto Farfán Villa, Willaykusqayki, Ministry of Education, Lima, Peru, 2014
2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
4. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población