title: Quehue District
text: # Quehue District
  
  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 4,654 m (15,269 ft). 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).
  
  