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Pichigua District

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Country
  
Peru

Province
  
Espinar

Capital
  
Pichigua

Elevation
  
3,870 m

Region
  
Cusco

Founded
  
August 29, 1834

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Area
  
288.8 kmĀ²

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Pichigua District is one of eight districts of the province Espinar in Peru.

Contents

Map of Pichigua, 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 (87.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

Pichigua District Wikipedia