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Quwasa District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru.[1]

Quwasa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Carabaya
Capital	Quwasa
Government
• Mayor	Meliton Palacios Casazola
Area
• Total	3,572.92 km2 (1,379.51 sq mi)
Elevation	3,783 m (12,411 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	8,897
• Density	2.5/km2 (6.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210304

Geography

One of the highest elevations of the district is Muru Muruni at approximately 5,200 m (17,100 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 (95.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Sayt'uqucha

References

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