Oropesa District, Antabamba

District in Apurímac, Peru

Oropesa District is one of the seven districts of the province Antabamba in Peru.^[1]

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:^[2]

• Allqa Walusa
• Aqu Q'asa
• Chachakumani
• Chaku Q'asa
• Chankuwaña
• Chikuruni
• Hatun Aqu Pampa
• Hatun Q'asa
• Hatun Sura
• Hatunqullpa
• Ichhu Muqu
• Ikma
• Inkap Tiyana
• Japu
• Kallanka
• Kampanillayuq
• Kimsaqucha
• Kisu Qutu
• Kuntur Wachana
• Kunturi
• Lawa Kunka
• Luntu Marka
• Luychu
• Llaqta Pampa
• Llaqta Qhata
• Llaqtarana
• Millu
• Mina Q'asa
• Misa Urqu
• Pallqayuq
• Parqa Marka
• Parqa Sirka
• Pilluni
• Puka Puka
• Puka Urqu
• Pukarani
• Phiruru
• Quncha Urqu
• Qusqu Qhawarina
• Q'illu Pachaka
• Q'illu Urqu
• Q'illu Wachu
• Q'iru Q'asa
• Salli
• Saqsa
• Saqsa P'ukru
• Sisiwa
• Sura Kallanka
• Sura Pata
• Taruja Marka
• T'alla Kallanka
• Waman Ch'arpa
• Wamanillu
• Wank'ayuq Saywa
• Wasi Pampa
• Wayllani
• Waytani
• Wayunka
• Willka Marka
• Willkarana
• Wiraqucha Pata
• Wiska
• Yana Qaqa Pampa
• Yana Urqu
• Yuraq Urqu
• Yuraq Wasina

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3] Its seat is Oropesa.

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Antabamba Province (Apurímac Region)
3. 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)

14°15′22″S 72°33′18″W / 14.25611°S 72.55500°W / -14.25611; -72.55500