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The Ccarhuayo District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 13476 on November 25, 1960, its seat is Ccarhuayo.

Ccarhuayo Qarwayu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Quispicanchi
Founded	November 25, 1960
Capital	Ccarhuayo
Government
• Mayor	Valerio Aparicio Holgado
Area
• Total	313.89 km2 (121.19 sq mi)
Elevation	3,442 m (11,293 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,943
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081204

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qullqi P'unqu at 5,522 m (18,117 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.

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