Ranracancha District
| Ranracancha Ranra Kancha | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Chincheros |
| Founded | October 29, 1993 |
| Capital | Ranracancha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.52 km2 (17.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,400 m (11,200 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 5,588 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 030608 |
Ranracancha (hispanicized spelling of Quechua Ranra Kancha, ranra, stony; stony ground, kancha corral,"stony corral")[1] is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros in Peru.[2]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.90%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.87% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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Coordinates: 13°32′01″S 73°36′19″W / 13.53361°S 73.60528°W
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