Community hub
Recent from talks
Contribute something
Nothing was collected or created yet.
Morcolla District
View on WikipediaMorcolla is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
Key Information
Population
[edit]The population of Morcolla is 2,190 people, 1,088 men and 1,102 women.[1]
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the district is Rasuwillka at approximately 5,000 m (16,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Apu Pumani
- Chillwa Chillwa
- Iskulla
- Kunturisa
- K'ark'ani
- Murqulla Urqu
- Pallqa Urqu
- Pallqacha
- Pata Wasi
- Puka Qaqa
- Pukarilla
- Qalalu
- Qucha Urqu
- Q'ala Pukyu
- Q'illu Q'illu
- Sinaqa Sinqa
- T'akra Silla
- Waychawlla
- Yana Yana
- Yawyu
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 (85.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
Administrative division
[edit]The populated places in the district are:[1]
- Morcolla
- Tintay
- Checc-Chuy
- Ccotoysa
- Ccampoya
- Tambo
- Jatun Huerta
- Cucho-Cucho
- Carancani
- Curacuracha
- San Isidro de Ccocha
- Pinco Calla
- Lauje
- Ccantoni
- Huaco
- Ccaccencora
- Yanapaccha
- Puchuma
- Euquicho
- Pampa Minas
- Ccesacce
- Volcan de Ccarhuarazo
- Lunco
- Asnaccocha
- Runa Runa
- Pachacalla
- Millhuata
- Tastani
- Eseccocha
- Amaroyuq
- Tayapucro
References
[edit]- ^ a b INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Sucre 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)
| |
|---|---|
| Cangallo | |
| Huamanga | |
| Huanca Sancos | |
| Huanta | |
| La Mar | |
| Lucanas | |
| Parinacochas | |
| Paucar del Sara Sara | |
| Sucre | |
| Víctor Fajardo | |
| Vilcas Huamán | |
.svg){kind=small}
14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W
 | This Ayacucho Region geography article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |