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Circa District
District in Apurímac, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Circa (hispanicized spelling of Sirka, Aymara for vein of the body or a mine)[1] is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in the Apurímac Region in Peru.[2]
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Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[3]
- Aklla Wasi
- Aqu Q'asa
- Atuq Pata
- Chakana
- Chaku Urqu
- Chawpi
- Chuntani
- Hatun Ullukuyuq
- Huch'uy Q'urawiri
- Jach’a Marka
- Kimsa P'unqu
- Kimsa Wayna
- Kuntur Llapana
- Kuntur Pampa
- Kuntur Uta
- Kunturi Marka
- K’ayrawi
- K’awa Pallana
- Llaksa
- Llikawi
- Mawk'allaqta
- Nina Urqu
- Pillpintu
- Pinqulluni
- Pisqa Qucha
- Pukara
- Qala Saywa
- Qillqas
- Qiñwa Marka
- Qiñwa Urqu
- Qucha Pata
- Qumiñawi
- Q’ala Chukchu
- Q'urawiri
- Rumi Chaka
- Sawsayuq
- Sunqun Marka
- Suntur
- Sura Pata
- Uqhu Pata
- Warisqa
- Warmi Rumi
- Wik'uña Wat'a
- Willkawara
- Yana Qaqa
- Yana Urqu
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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 (79.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.14% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
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