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Taray District

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Country
  
Peru

Founded
  
May 6, 1964

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
2,968 m

Province
  
Calca Province

Region
  
Cusco

Capital
  
Taray

UBIGEO
  
080407

Area
  
53.78 km²

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Taray District is one of eight districts of the Calca Province in the Cusco Region in Peru. Its seat is Taray. The town lies near Pisac, southwest of it, at a stream called Pawayuq (Pahuayoc), an affluent of Willkanuta River.

Contents

Map of Taray, Peru

Geography

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

  • Hatun Pukara
  • Inti Qaqa
  • Ñust'apata
  • Pata Q'asa
  • Pillku Urqu
  • Silla Q'asa
  • Wanakawri
  • Yana Qaqa
  • Ethnic groups

    The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.37% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

    References

    Taray District Wikipedia