Quiñota District

Quiñota District is one of eight districts of the Chumbivilcas Province in Peru.

Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Puka Qaqa at approximately 4400 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Hatun Urqu

• Minas Pata

• Parqa Urqu

• Qillwa Sirk'a

• Waman Ruru

• Wat'a Pata

• Wisk'achani

• Yawri Yawri

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.29% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).