Checacupe District


Checacupe or Ch'iqa Kupi is one of eight districts of the Canchis Province in the Cusco Region in Peru.

Geography

The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:
The most important rivers of the district are the Willkanuta River and Ch'illkamayu, one of its right tributaries.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 17.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language.