Checacupe
Ch'iqa Kupi | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Canchis |
Capital | Checacupe |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jesús Quispe Hancco |
Area | |
• Total | 962.34 km2 (371.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,446 m (11,306 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,650 |
• Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 080602 |
Checacupe or Ch'iqa Kupi (Aymara ch'iqa left, kupi right,[1][2] "left right") is one of eight districts of the Canchis Province in the Cusco Region in Peru.[3]
The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[4]
The most important rivers of the district are the Willkanuta River and Ch'illkamayu, one of its right tributaries.[5]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[6]