Sacsamarca District

Sacsamarca District is one of four districts of the Huanca Sancos Province in Peru.

Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Wank'a Saywa at approximately 4600 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Apachita

• Aqchiq Wachana

• Aqu Q'asa

• Atuq Wachanan

• Hatun Ranra

• Hatun Wasi Pata

• Inti Watana

• Kampanachayuq

• Killa Q'asa

• Kinwa Pukyu

• Kinwa Urqu

• Kuntur Wasi

• Llut'u Pukyu

• Pallqacha

• Parqa Parqa

• Pichqa Pukyu

• Puma Ranra

• Qaqa Wasi

• Quncha Urqu

• Q'illu Q'asa

• Q'ipinayuq

• Saywa Marka

• Sullka Willka

• Sumaq Ñan

• Titanka

• Thujsa

• Urqu Wasi

• Urqun Qucha

• Wachu Wasi

• Wamanilla

• Wanakawri

• Wank'a Kancha

• Wank'a Saywa

• Waqutu

• Waylla Q'asa

• Yana Saywa

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).