Totos District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.[1]
Totos | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ayacucho |
| Province | Cangallo |
| Capital | Totos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Teresa De La Cruz Licas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.9 km2 (43.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,286 m (10,781 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,415 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 050206 |
Geography
editOne of the highest peaks of the district is Antap'iti at 4,410 m (14,470 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Atuq Wachana
- Chawpi Urqu
- Chukchu
- Huch'uy Puka Q'asa
- Kiswara
- Muqu Wasi
- P'iti Q'asa
- Qiñwa Urqu
- Q'iruni
- Runa Runa
- Turichayuq
- Uchku
The largest lakes in the district are Llulluch'a Qucha and Lawra Qucha.
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Cangallo Province (Ayacucho Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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