Urcos District
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Geography
The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.[1] A lake named Quyllur Urmana lies in the west of the town at the foot of Wiraqucha.
One of the highest peaks of the district is Quri at approximately Script error: No such module "convert".. Other mountains are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.03% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
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- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region)
- ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region)
- ↑ inei.gob.pe Template:Webarchive INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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- Template:In lang Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.
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