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Puyusca (Quechua: Phuyusqa, meaning "cloudy") is one of eight districts of the Parinacochas Province in Peru.[1]

Puyusca
Phuyusqa
District
Sara Sara, the highest mountain of the district, as seen from Parinaqucha
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceParinacochas
FoundedMarch 5, 1954
CapitalIncuyo
Government
  MayorYony Odon Reyes Anampa
Area
  Total700.75 km2 (270.56 sq mi)
Elevation
3,290 m (10,790 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
  Total3,055
  Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050706

Geography


One of the highest elevations of the district is glacier-covered Sara Sara volcano at 5,505 m (18,061 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 (62.54%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.97% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]


See also



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 maps of the Parinacochas Province, Ayacucho 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)




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