Quillo District
Quillo
Q'illu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Yungay |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Quillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 373.83 km2 (144.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,252 m (4,108 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 11,629 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 022005 |
Quillo (from Quechua Q'illu, meaning "yellow") is one of eight districts of the Yungay Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Yungay Province (Ancash Region)
- ^ 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)
| Aija | |
|---|---|
| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
9°19′01″S 78°04′59″W / 9.31694°S 78.08306°W
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