Puyca | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Arequipa |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | La Unión |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | October 13, 1891 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Puyca |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Angel Eugenio Pachau Jimenez |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1501.2 |
Elevation M: | 3658 |
Population Total: | 3337 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 040806 |
Puyca District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]
The Wansu mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:[2]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.96% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]