Pitumarca District
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| name = Pitumarca
| native_name = Pitumarka
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| settlement_type = District
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| image_caption = The lake Siwinaqucha with the mountain Chumpi in the background
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| map_caption = Location of Pitumarca in the Canchis province
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Peru
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Cusco
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Canchis
| parts_type = Subdivisions
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| established_title = Founded
| established_date = November 11, 1907
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Pitumarca
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Manuel Jesús Zvietcovich Alvarez
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 1117.54
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| elevation_m = 3570
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 8000
| population_as_of = 2005 census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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Pitumarca District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru.{{in lang|es}} Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. [http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ Banco de Información Distrital] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423164200/http://desa.inei.gob.pe/mapas/bid/ |date=2008-04-23 }}. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography
The Willkanuta mountain range lies in the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are Chumpi, Chupika, Hatun Uma, Hatun Ñañu Punta, Kuntur Ikiña, Wayruru Punku, Wila Jaqhi, Yana Qaqa and Yayamari. Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis and Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
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- Allqamarina
- Anti Pukara
- Aqu Muqu
- Chachakumayuq
- Chawpi Makitu
- Chilinita
- Chullumpina
- Chuwallani
- Hapu Punta
- Hatun Ch'aqu
- Hatun Phuyuni
- Hatun Rit'iyuq
- Hatun Salla
- Huch'uy Milla
- Inka Qucha
- Istalla
- Inti Qhawana
- Japu Japu
- K'illi
- K'illi Punta
- Kunkapata
- Kuntur Ikiña
- Kuntur Sayana
- Kuntur T'uqu
- Ñawña
- Pichaqani
- Puka Kunka
- Puka Punta
- Puka Qaqa
- Puka Q'asa
- Puka Salla
- Puma Qaqa
- Puman Tira
- Pupusayuq Kunka
- Phaq'u
- P'allqa Pata
- Qillita
- Qiwlla Qucha
- Quri Suyu
- Q'illu Kunka
- Q'uli Pata
- Q'umirqucha
- Sallapata
- Saqsa Ananta
- Suyu Parina
- Taruka Sayana
- Tiklla Q'asa
- Tuqtu
- Uqi Punta
- Uqi Q'asa
- Uqi Unu
- Uriyuq
- Urqu Puñuna
- Usqullu Ananta
- Utt'aña
- Wajchani
- Waman Wachana
- Wamanripayuq
- Wampuni
- Wasaqucha
- Wayllani
- Wayna K'illi
- Wayra Qaqa
- Wiluyu
- Yana Chukchu
- Yana K'uchu
- Yana Qaqa
- Yana Urqu
- Yaritani
- Yuraq Q'asa
- Yuraq Salla
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The most important rivers are the Ch'illka Mayu and the Yana Mayu, one of its left tributaries, as well as the Chuwa Mayu (Chuamayu). All of them are tributaries of the Willkanuta River.
Siwinaqucha is the largest lake of the district and also one of the largest lakes of Peru.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.17%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005551/http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales%3Fori%3DC |date=2013-01-27 }} INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
See also
References
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External links
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{{Districts of Canchis Province}}
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