The Urcos District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Urcos. Urcos is southeast of the former Inca capital, Cusco, in the southern Andes, and it is at an altitude of .
Geography The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta which crosses the district from south-east to north-west.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Quispicanchi Province (Cusco Region) A lake named Quyllur Urmana lies in the west of the town at the foot of Wiraqucha.
One of the highest peaks of the district is Quri at approximately . Other mountains are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Paucartambo Province (Cusco Region)
Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.03% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
References
Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco . Retrieved on November 1, 2007.