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The Quiquijana District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Its capital is the town of Quiquijana.

Quiquijana
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Quispicanchi
Capital	Quiquijana
Government
• Mayor	Lucio Ttito Huaraccone
Area
• Total	360.90 km2 (139.34 sq mi)
Elevation	3,210 m (10,530 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	10,224
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	081212

Geography

The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[1]

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at 4,644 m (15,236 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 (88.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

• (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 2, 2007.

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