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Pichirhua District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]

Pichirhua Pichirwa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Abancay
Founded	November 19, 1839
Capital	Pichirhua
Government
• Mayor	Marcelino Montes Aguilar
Area
• Total	370.69 km2 (143.12 sq mi)
Elevation	2,726 m (8,944 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,564
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030107

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Kuntur Sinqa at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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