Huanca-Huanca District
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District in Huancavelica, Peru
Huanca-Huanca | |
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| Map | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Angaraes |
| Founded | February 28, 1941 |
| Capital | Huanca-Huanca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ismael Rojas Cuya |
| Area | |
• Total | 109.96 km2 (42.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,567 m (11,703 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,664 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090307 |
Huanca-Huanca District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit ]The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
[edit ]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008年04月23日 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013年01月27日 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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12°55′08′′S 74°36′36′′W / 12.9189°S 74.6101°W / -12.9189; -74.6101
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