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District in Cusco, Peru

























Taray
District

Taray and the Willkanuta River
Taray and the Willkanuta River

Country
 Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceCalca
FoundedMay 6, 1964
CapitalTaray
Government

 • Mayor
Gorki Bejar Mejia
Area

 • Total53.78 km2 (20.76 sq mi)
Elevation

2,968 m (9,738 ft)
Population
(2005 census)

 • Total3,917
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080407

Taray District is one of eight districts of the Calca Province in the Cusco Region in Peru.[1] Its seat is Taray. The town lies near Pisac, southwest of it, at a stream called Pawayuq (Pahuayoc), an affluent of Willkanuta River.




Contents





  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Ethnic groups


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




Geography[edit]


Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]


  • Hatun Pukara

  • Inti Qaqa

  • Ñust'apata

  • Pata Q'asa

  • Pillku Urqu

  • Silla Q'asa

  • Wanakawri

  • Yana Qaqa


Ethnic groups[edit]


The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]



See also[edit]


  • Mawk'ataray


References[edit]




  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 of the Calca Province and the Cusco Province (Cusco Region)


  3. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población








Coordinates: 13°25′42″S 71°52′02″W / 13.4283°S 71.8672°W / -13.4283; -71.8672








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