Sancos District, Huanca Sancos

Sancos District
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Huanca Sancos
Capital	Huanca Sancos
Government
• Mayor	Cirilo Pacheco Vilchez
Area
• Total	1,289.7 km2 (498.0 sq mi)
Elevation	3,408 m (11,181 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,144
• Density	3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050301

Sancos District is one of four districts of the Huanca Sancos Province in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Waqra at approximately 4,730 m (15,520 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

• Añasniyuq
• Aqu Chupa
• Aqu Muqu
• Aqu Qucha
• Aqu Q'asa
• Atuqpa Waqanan
• Chakata
• Challwana
• Chawpi Urqu
• Chiri Pampa
• Chuntani
• Chupa Urqu
• Chhullunku
• Ch'uspi Sura
• Hatun Pampa
• Ichhu Urqu
• Inka Wasi
• Kuntur Sinqa
• Kunturillu
• Lluxiyuq
• Mach'ay Wasi
• Millpuq
• Ninalla Urqu
• Pampa Wasi
• Pillku Kancha
• Pinchayuq
• Pirwalla
• Pisqu Pallana
• Puka Kancha
• Puka P'unqu
• Puka Saywa
• Puma Tiyana
• Puywanniyuq
• Phiruruyuq
• Qillqalla
• Qillqalla Q'asa
• Qucha Kancha
• Qucha P'ukru
• Qucha Wasi
• Qullpa
• Q'asa Wasi
• Q'illu Q'asa
• Q'illu Urqu
• Rayusqa
• Ruphasqa
• Ruq'a Urqu
• Sach'a Urqu
• Taya Pata
• Titankayuq
• Uqi Muqu Qucha
• Uqi Urqu
• Urqu Kancha
• Usnu
• Wakana Urqu
• Wara Wara
• Waraqu
• Wawqiyuq
• Waychu
• Wayllas
• Wayra Pata
• Wayrana Pata
• Wichhu
• Wichinka
• Yana Chaka
• Yana Kusma
• Yana Q'asa
• Yana Sura
• Yana Uqsha
• 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 (60.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).