title: Sañayca District
text: # Sañayca District
  
  Sañayca District is one of the seventeen districts of the Aymaraes Province in Peru.
  
  ## Geography
  
  One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Wamanwiri at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
  
  * Aqu Q'asa
  * Chawpi Urqu
  * Ichhu Marka
  * Ichhu Urqu
  * Kirki Q'asa
  * Kuntur Marka
  * Kuntur Wachu
  * Llulluch'a
  * Llulluch'aw
  * Ñawpa Llaqta
  * Pichqa Pukyu
  * Pilluni
  * Puka Qucha
  * P'unqu
  * Qucha Qucha
  * Qullpa
  * Qura Unu
  * Siwi Sirk'a
  * Sullka Wamanwiri
  * Waylla Qucha
  * Yana Mach'ay
  * 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 (84.15%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.44% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
  
  