Huacachi District

Huacachi
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Founded October 14, 1901
Capital Huacachi
Government
  Mayor Filoter Americo Montalvo Espinoza
Area
  Total 86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi)
Elevation 3,509 m (11,512 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,170
  Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021005

Huacachi District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°16′S 76°54′W / 9.267°S 76.900°W / -9.267; -76.900

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