Country Peru Founded January 2, 1857 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 2,846 m Province Urubamba Province | Region Cusco Capital Ollantaytambo UBIGEO 081306 Area 640.2 km² | |
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Ollantaytambo District is one of seven districts of the province Urubamba in Peru.
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Geography
The Urupampa and Willkapampa mountain ranges traverse the district. The highest peak of the district is Sallqantay at 6,271 metres (20,574 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 (58.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
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Ollantaytambo District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA