Quehue_District

Quehue District

Quehue District

District in Cusco, Peru

Quehue (Aymara and Quechua: Q'iwi, meaning curve(d)) is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Quehue.

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ch'iyar Jaqhi at 4,654 m (15,269 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

  • Ch'uwaña
  • Luntuni
  • Qullani Urqu
  • Q'asa Saya
  • Tuqtu
  • Awki Tutukani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

Sources

  1. [1]
    escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Canas Province (Cusco Region)
  2. [2]
    inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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