| Ranracancha Ranra Kancha | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Chincheros |
| Founded | October 29, 1993 |
| Capital | Ranracancha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.52 km (17.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,400 m (11,200 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,588 |
| • Density | 130/km (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030608 |
Ranracancha (hispanicized spelling of Quechua Ranra Kancha, ranra, stony; stony ground, kancha corral,"stony corral") is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros in 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 (90.90%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.87% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
- Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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| Abancay | |
| Andahuaylas | |
| Antabamba | |
| Aymaraes | |
| Chincheros | |
| Cotabambas | |
| Grau | |
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13°32′01″S 73°36′19″W / 13.53361°S 73.60528°W / -13.53361; -73.60528
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