Quehue District

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Quehue (Aymara and Quechua: Q'iwi, meaning curve(d)) is one of eight districts in the Canas Province in Peru. Its seat is the village of Quehue.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ch'iyar Jaqhi at 4654 m. Other mountains are listed below: • Ch'uwaña • Luntuni • Qullani Urqu • Q'asa Saya • Tuqtu • Awki Tutukani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (97.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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