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Huancaray Wankaray
District
Square of Huancaray
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Capital	Huancaray
Government
• Mayor	Macedonio Martin Mallcco Matute
Area
• Total	112.2 km (43.3 sq mi)
Elevation	2,902 m (9,521 ft)
Population
• Total	4,775
• Density	43/km (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030205

Huancaray (from Quechua Wankaray, meaning "to gobble") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanripa at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

• Aqu Urqu
• Arpa Kancha
• Chipaw
• Chiri Yaku
• Ch'iqchi
• Hatun Wasi
• Qillqa
• Waman Tiyana
• Wamp'u

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

1. Asociación Paz y Esperanza, Delfín Farfán Villa, Roberto Farfán Villa, Willaykusqayki, Ministry of Education, Lima, Peru, 2014
2. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
3. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
4. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

13°46′15″S 73°32′12″W / 13.77083°S 73.53667°W / -13.77083; -73.53667

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