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Secclla Siqlla
District
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Province	Angaraes
Founded	April 15, 1955
Capital	Secclla
Government
• Mayor	Orlando Valenzuela Ore
Area
• Total	167.99 km (64.86 sq mi)
Elevation	3,340 m (10,960 ft)
Population
• Total	3,210
• Density	19/km (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	090312

Secclla District is one of twelve districts of the Angaraes Province in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

• Aqu Urqu
• Asul Qaqa
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Kinwa Urqu
• K'ark'a Pata
• Paqu Chuku
• Pukaqucha
• Puma Ranra
• Punta Urqu
• Runtu Rumi
• Wayra Punta
• Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.24% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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 Castrovirreyna Province (Huancavelica Region)
3. 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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