Circa District

Circa (hispanicized spelling of Sirka, Aymara for vein of the body or a mine) is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in the Apurímac Region in Peru.

Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

• Aklla Wasi

• Aqu Q'asa

• Atuq Pata

• Chakana

• Chaku Urqu

• Chawpi

• Chuntani

• Hatun Ullukuyuq

• Huch'uy Q'urawiri

• Jach’a Marka

• Kimsa P'unqu

• Kimsa Wayna

• Kuntur Llapana

• Kuntur Pampa

• Kuntur Uta

• Kunturi Marka

• K’ayrawi

• K’awa Pallana

• Llaksa

• Llikawi

• Mawk'allaqta

• Nina Urqu

• Pillpintu

• Pinqulluni

• Pisqa Qucha

• Pukara

• Qala Saywa

• Qillqas

• Qiñwa Marka

• Qiñwa Urqu

• Qucha Pata

• Qumiñawi

• Q’ala Chukchu

• Q'urawiri

• Rumi Chaka

• Sawsayuq

• Sunqun Marka

• Suntur

• Sura Pata

• Uqhu Pata

• Warisqa

• Warmi Rumi

• Wik'uña Wat'a

• Willkawara

• Yana Qaqa

• 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 (79.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.14% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).