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Toraya District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.[1]

Toraya
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Aymaraes
Founded	July 15, 1936
Capital	Toraya
Government
• Mayor	Simon Merino Gonzales
Area
• Total	173.05 km2 (66.81 sq mi)
Elevation	3,146 m (10,322 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,684
• Density	9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030416

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is P'unquchayuq 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 (82.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

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