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Ichuña District

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Country
  
Peru

Founded
  
January 2, 1857

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
3,756 m

Region
  
Moquegua

Capital
  
Ichuña

UBIGEO
  
180204

Area
  
1,018 km²

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Province
  
General Sánchez Cerro Province

Ichuña District is one of eleven districts of the province General Sánchez Cerro in Peru.

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Map of Ichu%C3%B1a District, Peru

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.86% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

Geography

Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:

References

Ichuña District Wikipedia