Tapay District

District in Arequipa, Peru

Tapay
District
Cross with geraniums in Malata, Tapay District
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Caylloma
Capital	Tapay
Government
• Mayor	X
Area
• Total	420.17 km² (162.23 sq mi)
Elevation	2,975 m (9,760 ft)
Population (2005 census)
• Total	880
• Density	2.1/km² (5.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	040516

Tapay District is one of twenty districts of Caylloma Province in Peru.^[1]

Geography

The Chila mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest mountains of the district is Suriwiri. Other mountains are listed below:^[2]

Apachita
Janq'u Quta
Jichu Qullu
K'ayrawiri
Llimayuq
Minasniyuq
Minaspata
Pariwana
Puka Puka
Q'illa Q'illa
Q'inchu
Sani
Silla Urqu
Sillani
Such'iri
Utt'aña
Wallatani
Wanqhay T'ira
Wayllaqucha

Tapay lies north of the Colca valley.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (72.10%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Caylloma Province 1 (Arequipa Region)
^ 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)