Capital Ayapata UBIGEO 210303 Area 1,092 km² | Region Puno Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 3,475 m | |
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Ayapata District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.
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Map of Ayapata District, Peru
Geography
The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at 5,780 m (18,963 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Ayapata District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA