Quillo District

Quillo (from Quechua Q'illu, meaning "yellow") is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.[1]

Quillo Q'illu
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Yungay
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Quillo
Government
• Mayor	Fortunato Santos Caballero Lacho
Area
• Total	373.83 km^2 (144.34 sq mi)
Elevation	1,252 m (4,108 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	11,629
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	022005

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Paka Qutu at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Ch'ampa Hirka Punta
• Hatun Kunka
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Puka Ranra
• Pukaqucha
• Puma Wayi
• Puma Willka
• Punta
• Qaqa Pampa
• Qaqa Rumi Kunka
• Qaqa Rumin
• Wallpaq Sillu Punta
• Wamanripa
• Wamp'u
• Wamp'u Qutu
• Wamra
• Waqra P'unqu
• Warkhu Punta
• Waru Punta
• Waskaran
• Wiñaq
• Wiras

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Qanchisqucha

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)