Oropesa District, Antabamba

Oropesa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Antabamba
Founded	January 2, 1857
Capital	Oropesa
Government
• Mayor	Darwin Edizon Cruz Lopez
Area
• Total	1,180.12 km^2 (455.65 sq mi)
Elevation	3,310 m (10,860 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	2,806
• Density	2.4/km^2 (6.2/sq mi)
Time zone	PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO	030305

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 Hatun Q'asa Hatunqullpa Ikma Kimsaqucha Kisu Qutu Kuntur Wachana Kunturi Luychu

Llaqtarana Millu Mina Q'asa Misa Urqu Pilluni Puka Puka Puka Urqu Phiruru Q'illu Pachaka Q'illu Urqu Q'illu Wachu Salli Sisiwa

Sura Kallanka Taruja Marka T'alla Kallanka Waman Ch'arpa Wank'ayuq Saywa Waytani Wayunka Willkarana Wiska 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. (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 INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 14°15′22″S 72°33′18″W / 14.25611°S 72.55500°W