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Pisac District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.[1]

Pisac P'isaq
District
Pisac
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Calca
Capital	Pisac
Government
• Mayor	Gavino Yucra Tunqui
Area
• Total	148.25 km2 (57.24 sq mi)
Elevation	2,972 m (9,751 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	9,239
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080405

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]

• Hatun Wayllarani
• Ichhunayuq
• Machu Kuntur Sinqa
• Ñustapata
• Pukayuq
• Q'ispi 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 (72.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.15% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Challwaqucha
• Chawaytiri
• Inti Watana
• Kimsaqucha
• Willka Raymi

References

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