Huaro District

District in Cusco, Peru

Huaro Waru
District
Chapel of la Virgen Purificada de Canincunca.
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Quispicanchi
Founded	September 26, 1952
Capital	Huaro
Government
• Mayor	Julián Condori Puma
Area
• Total	106.28 km² (41.03 sq mi)
Elevation	3,157 m (10,358 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	4,587
• Density	43/km² (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081207

The Huaro District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 11863 on September 26, 1952, its capital is the town of Huaro.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Khuchiyuq at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

Apu Waylla Q'asa
Kuntur Sayana
Mit'a Mit'a
Puka Punta
Qullpani
Q'illu Rumiyuq
Willka
Wiraqucha

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

References

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Acomayo Province (Cusco Region)
^ 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)