Quehue District

Quehue Q'iwi
District
Location of Quehue in the Canas province
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Canas
Founded	November 17, 1917
Capital	Quehue
Government
• Mayor	Hilario Callo Tapia (2007)
Area
• Total	143.46 km^2 (55.39 sq mi)
Elevation	3,792 m (12,441 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	3,544
• Density	24.70/km^2 (63.98/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080507

Quehue (Aymara and Quechua: Q'iwi, meaning curve(d)) is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Quehue.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ch'iyar Jaqhi at 4,654 m (15,269 ft). Other mountains are listed below:^[1]

• Ch'uwaña
• Luntuni
• Qullani Urqu
• Q'asa Saya
• Tuqtu
• Awki Tutukani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

See also

• Tupay Tuqtu

Sources

1. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Canas Province (Cusco Region)
2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

14°22′48″S 71°27′19″W / 14.3800°S 71.4552°W / -14.3800; -71.4552