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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