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Limatambo Lima Tampu
District
Tarawasi
Country	Peru
Region	Cusco
Province	Anta
Capital	Limatambo
Government
• Mayor	Jesús Vargas Santos
Area
• Total	512.92 km (198.04 sq mi)
Elevation	2,554 m (8,379 ft)
Population
• Total	8,615
• Density	17/km (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	080306

Limatambo District is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Q'asa at 5,338 m (17,513 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

• Anawillka Q'asa
• Anta Sirk'a
• Iskuyuq Punta
• Kuntur Marka
• Kuyuq
• Llama Wasi
• Llamaylla
• Muru Saywa
• Muyuq
• Pikchu Urqu
• Pitu Phaqcha
• Pukar
• Qullpa Qhata
• Ruq'a Pampa
• Sikun Punta
• Silla Q'asa
• Tiklla
• Tinkuq
• T'asta Q'asa
• Uma
• Uman Chunta
• Uqhu Pampa
• Wakayuq Pampa
• Waman Marka
• Waqra Q'asa
• Yana Pata

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.74%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

See also

• Tarawasi

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

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