Circa District
# Circa District

Circa (hispanicized spelling of Sirka, Aymara for vein of the body or a mine) is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in the Apurímac Region in Peru.

## Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

* Aklla Wasi
* Aqu Q'asa
* Atuq Pata
* Chakana
* Chaku Urqu
* Chawpi
* Chuntani
* Hatun Ullukuyuq
* Huch'uy Q'urawiri
* Jach’a Marka
* Kimsa P'unqu
* Kimsa Wayna
* Kuntur Llapana
* Kuntur Pampa
* Kuntur Uta
* Kunturi Marka
* K’ayrawi
* K’awa Pallana
* Llaksa
* Llikawi
* Mawk'allaqta
* Nina Urqu
* Pillpintu
* Pinqulluni
* Pisqa Qucha
* Pukara
* Qala Saywa
* Qillqas
* Qiñwa Marka
* Qiñwa Urqu
* Qucha Pata
* Qumiñawi
* Q’ala Chukchu
* Q'urawiri
* Rumi Chaka
* Sawsayuq
* Sunqun Marka
* Suntur
* Sura Pata
* Uqhu Pata
* Warisqa
* Warmi Rumi
* Wik'uña Wat'a
* Willkawara
* Yana Qaqa
* 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 (79.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.14% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

