Huaribamba District
# Huaribamba District

Huaribamba District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.

## Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

* Hatun Chaka
* Hatun Wayq'u
* Luychus
* Muchka Urqu
* Rayusqa
* Saqsa Kunka
* Uqsa Q'asa
* Wamani

## Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

