Acoria District
| Acoria | |
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| District | |
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Stone bridge in Acoria | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Huancavelica |
| Capital | Acoria |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leonidas Leopoldo Bendezu Fernandez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 535.1 km2 (206.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,167 m (10,390 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 27,713 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 090103 |
Acoria District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica 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 (79.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.35% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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| Angaraes | |
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| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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Coordinates: 12°38′34″S 74°51′42″W / 12.6429°S 74.8616°W
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