Secclla District

Secclla District is one of twelve districts of the Angaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Secclla
Siqlla
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedApril 15, 1955
CapitalSecclla
Government
 • MayorOrlando Valenzuela Ore
Area
 • Total167.99 km2 (64.86 sq mi)
Elevation
3,340 m (10,960 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,210
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090312

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Aqu Urqu
  • Asul Qaqa
  • Kuntur Sinqa
  • Kinwa Urqu
  • K'ark'a Pata
  • Paqu Chuku
  • Pukaqucha
  • Puma Ranra
  • Punta Urqu
  • Runtu Rumi
  • Wayra Punta
  • Yana 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 (88.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.24% 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 Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica 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)

13.0512°S 74.4839°W / -13.0512; -74.4839

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