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Tumay Huaraca District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.[1]

Tumay Huaraca
District
Andahuaylas Central Plaza
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Founded	December 29, 1964
Capital	Umamarca
Government
• Mayor	Rufino Edgay Taipe Romani
Area
• Total	446.71 km2 (172.48 sq mi)
Elevation	3,369 m (11,053 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,907
• Density	4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030217

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka T'uruyuq 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 (94.53%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Awkimarka

References

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