Ataquero District

Ataquero
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Founded December 14, 1934
Capital Carhuac
Government
 • Mayor Eber Tito Gutierrez Vazques
Area
 • Total 47.22 km2 (18.23 sq mi)
Elevation 2,719 m (8,921 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,072
 • Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020605

Ataquero District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz 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 (87.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.16% 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 Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°15′00″S 77°43′01″W / 9.25000°S 77.71694°W / -9.25000; -77.71694

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