Huamanquiquia District

Huamanquiquia
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Víctor Fajardo
Founded June 2, 1936
Capital Huamanquiquia
Government
 • Mayor Cirilo Marino Aponte Enriquez
Area
 • Total 67.33 km2 (26.00 sq mi)
Elevation 3,350 m (10,990 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,324
 • Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 051008

Huamanquiquia District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo 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 (93.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.73% 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: 13°43′43″S 74°16′23″W / 13.7287°S 74.2730°W / -13.7287; -74.2730

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