Carmen Salcedo District

Carmen Salcedo District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru.^[1]

Carmen Salcedo Antamarka
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Lucanas
Founded	December 28, 1943
Capital	Andamarca
Government
• Mayor	Hugo Calixto Quispe Delgado
Area
• Total	473.66 km2 (182.88 sq mi)
Elevation	3,437 m (11,276 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	1,768
• Density	3.7/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050604

Geography

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

• Ichhu Urqu Pata
• Inka Pallanka
• Inka Phaqcha
• Kunturillu
• Llallawa
• Pichqaqucha
• P'isqu Pukyu
• Ruru Rumi
• Qullpa Punta
• Q'illu
• Ruphasqa
• Uqi Uqi
• Waman Pirqa
• Wamanripa
• Waytayuq
• Wiksu
• Yana Uma
• Yuraq Rumi
• Yuraq Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

See also

• Kanichi
• Nina Kiru
• Quriwayrachina
• Waman Pirqa