Pomacanchi District

Pomacanchi District is one of seven districts of the Acomayo Province in Peru.[1]

Pomacanchi Pumaqanchi
District
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Acomayo
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Pomacanchi
Government
• Mayor	Nestor Natalicio Luna Farfan
Area
• Total	275.56 km^2 (106.39 sq mi)
Elevation	3,679 m (12,070 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	8,295
• Density	30/km^2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080205

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka Kancha at 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Anka Tiyana
• Ch'uñuna Papa
• Hatun Ñan
• Kunka
• Kuntur Sunkha
• Minas Pata
• Pawkarani
• Pilluni
• Pukara
• Qhuyani
• Salla Salla
• Sillu Qaqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.94% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Waqra Pukara

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 map Acomayo Province (Cusco Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población