Huacaybamba District

Huacaybamba
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huacaybamba
Capital Huacaybamba
Area
  Total 586.21 km2 (226.34 sq mi)
Elevation 3,168 m (10,394 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,048
  Density 10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100401

Huacaybamba District is one of four districts of the province Huacaybamba in 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 (65.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 33.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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)


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