Ajoyani District

Ajoyani District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

Challwani
Hatun Pinkilluni
Pichaqani
Puka Apachita
Puka Wayq'u
Pumaqulluni
Qinamari
Q'iru Ch'ulluni
Q'iruni
Q'uli Kunka
Q'umirqucha Punta
Sallikani
Tankani
Taypi Tira
Uqi Kunka Urqu
Wampuni

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, 18.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language.