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Limbani District
Limbani District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: * Ankayuq K'uchu * Ariquma * Ch'uxñaquta * K'ark'a Chunta * Puka Pukayuq * Q'alawaña * Surapata Urqu * Warachani * Wirta Pata * Yana Urqu Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (60.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.52% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Viviend ...). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Peru
The districts of Peru () are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces of Peru, provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions of Peru, regions or departments. There are 1,838 districts in total. Overview A 1982 law requires a minimum of residents in an area for a new district to be legally established: 3,500 if it is located in the rainforest, 4,000 in the Andes highlands and 10,000 in the Chala, coastal area. In the dry Andean area, many districts have less than 3,500 inhabitants due to low population density in the area. In some cases, their populations have decreased in comparison to the days when they were founded. Districts that are located at very high altitudes tend to be scarcely populated. These districts usually are large in area, have few available land for use. Many basic government services do not reach all residents of these districts due to their difficult geography. Many lack financial means to govern th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instituto Nacional De Estadística E Informática
The Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI) ("National Institute of Statistics and Informatics") is a semi-autonomous Peruvian government agency which coordinates, compiles, and evaluates statistical information for the country. Its current director is Renán Quispe Llanos. As stated on its website, the INEI eases decision-making with the help of quality statistical information and the use of information technology and thus helps develop the society. Censuses The latest census performed by the INEI is the 2017 Census, which was conducted from August 22 through November 5 of that year. Its preliminary results will be released to the public in 3 months, and final results in January 2018. An earlier census is the 2007 Census. Coding systems In its reports INEI uses standard coding systems for geographical location (''Ubicación Geográfica'') and classification of economical activities (''Clasificación Nacional de Actividades Económicas del Perú''): *UBIGE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua Language
Quechua (, ; ), usually called ("people's language") in Quechuan languages, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous language family spoken by the Quechua peoples, primarily living in the Peruvian Andes. Derived from a common ancestral language, it is the most widely spoken Pre-Columbian era, pre-Columbian language family of the Americas, with an estimated 8–10 million speakers as of 2004.Adelaar 2004, pp. 167–168, 255. Approximately 25% (7.7 million) of Peruvians speak a Quechuan language. It is perhaps most widely known for being the main language family of the Inca Empire. The Spanish encouraged its use until the Peruvian War of Independence, Peruvian struggle for independence of the 1780s. As a result, Quechua variants are still widely spoken today, being the co-official language of many regions and the second most spoken language family in Peru. History Quechua had already expanded across wide ranges of the central Andes long before the expansion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quechua People
Quechua people (, ; ) or Quichua people, may refer to any of the aboriginal people of South America who speak the Quechua languages, which originated among the Indigenous people of Peru. Although most Quechua speakers are native to Peru, there are some significant populations in Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, and Argentina. The most common Quechua dialect is Southern Quechua. The Kichwa people of Ecuador speak the Kichwa dialect; in Colombia, the Inga people speak Inga Kichwa. The Quechua word for a Quechua speaker is ''runa'' or ''nuna'' ("person"); the plural is ''runakuna'' or ''nunakuna'' ("people"). "Quechua speakers call themselves Runa -- simply translated, 'the people.'" Some historical Quechua people are: * The Chanka people, who lived in the Huancavelica, Ayacucho, and Apurímac regions of Peru. * The Huanca people of the Junín Region of Peru, who spoke Quechua before the Incas did. * The Inca, who established the largest empire of the pre-Columbian era. * T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Peoples Of The Americas
The Indigenous peoples of the Americas are the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European settlers in the 15th century, and the ethnic groups who now identify themselves with those peoples. Many Indigenous peoples of the Americas were traditionally hunter-gatherers and many, especially in the Amazon basin, still are, but many groups practiced aquaculture and agriculture. While some societies depended heavily on agriculture, others practiced a mix of farming, hunting, and gathering. In some regions, the Indigenous peoples created monumental architecture, large-scale organized cities, city-states, chiefdoms, states, kingdoms, republics, confederacies, and empires. Some had varying degrees of knowledge of engineering, architecture, mathematics, astronomy, writing, physics, medicine, planting and irrigation, geology, mining, metallurgy, sculpture, and gold smithing. Many parts of the Americas are still populated by Indigenous peoples; some countries have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yana Urqu (Puno)
Yana Urqu (Quechua ''yana'' black, ''urqu'' mountain, "black mountain", hispanicized spelling ''Yana Orjo'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high . It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Pol ..., Limbani District. It lies near Ariquma. References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wirta Pata
Wirta Pata (Aymara ''wirta'' vegetable garden (a borrowing from Spanish ''huerta''), ''pata'' step, "vegetable garden step", also spelled ''Huerta Pata'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru and the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain and the lake are located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Pol ..., Limbani District. The mountain is about high. It lies north of the peaks of Ariquma and Ankayuq K'uchu, and southwest of the lakes Ch'uxñaquta ("green lake", ''Chocñecota'') and Tinkiqucha ''(Tinquicocha)''. The lake named Wirta Pata lies northwest of the mountain at . References Mountains of Puno Region Lakes of Puno Region Mountains of Peru Lakes of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warachani
Warachani (Aymara ''waracha'' wooden camp bed, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a wooden camp bed", Hispanicized spelling ''Huarachani'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Pol ..., on the border of the districts Limbani and Patambuco. It lies at the Ariquma valley northeast of the peaks of Ariquma. References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q'alawaña
Jalahuana or Jalahuaña (possibly from Quechua ''q'ala'' naked, nude, ''waña'' a variety of bitter potatoes used to make white '' ch'uñu'',Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua_Spanish dictionary) "naked ''waña'' potato") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Crucero District, and in the Sandia Province Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Pol ..., on the border of the Limbani District and the Patambuco District. Jalahuana lies east of Aricoma Lake between the mountain Aricoma in the northwest and Riticunca in the southeast to south.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region) References Mountains of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puka Pukayuq
Puka Pukayuq ( Quechua ''puka'' red, the reduplication indicates that there is a group or a complex of something, ''-yuq'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a complex of red color", Hispanicized spelling ''Pucapucayoc'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Limbani District It lies northeast of the peaks of Ariquma, Ankayuq K'uchu and Wirta Pata Wirta Pata (Aymara ''wirta'' vegetable garden (a borrowing from Spanish ''huerta''), ''pata'' step, "vegetable garden step", also spelled ''Huerta Pata'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru and the name of a lake near the mountain. The mountain a ..., and north of a lake named Ch'uxñaquta ("green lake", ''Chocñecota''). References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariquma
Aricoma (possibly from in the Aymara spelling ''Ariquma'' for a variety of tuber ''(Smallanthus sonchifolius)'',minagri.gob.pe/portal/download/pdf Yacon) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Crucero District, and in the Sandia Province Sandia Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Sandia. Geography The Apolobamba mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Pol ..., Limbani District. The mountain lies east of Aricoma Lake and northwest of Jalahuana.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Sandia Province (Puno Region) References Mountains of Puno Region Mountains of Peru {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankayuq K'uchu
Ancayoc Cucho (possibly from Quechua ''anka'' black-chested buzzard-eagle or eagle, ''k'uchu'' corner, inside corner or outward angle, "corner with an eagle") is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Sandia Province, Limbani District Limbani District is one of ten districts of the province Sandia in Peru. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below: * Ankayuq K'uchu * Ariquma * Ch'uxñaquta * K'ark'a Chunta * Puka Pukayuq * Q'alawaña * Sur .... References Mountains of Peru Mountains of Puno Region {{Puno-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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