Los Morochucos District

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

Los Morochucos Muru Chuku
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Cangallo
Founded	April 12, 1957
Capital	Pampa Cangallo
Government
• Mayor	Sergio Dipaz Cisneros
Area
• Total	262.59 km^2 (101.39 sq mi)
Elevation	3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	8,016
• Density	31/km^2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050203

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)