Huayllay Grande District

Huayllay Grande
Wayllay
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Angaraes
Founded February 28, 1941
Capital Huayllay Grande
Government
 • Mayor Maximo Antonio Llancari
Area
 • Total 33.28 km2 (12.85 sq mi)
Elevation 3,625 m (11,893 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,430
 • Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090308

Huayllay Grande District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes 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 (95.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.05% 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)

Coordinates: 12°56′33″S 74°42′06″W / 12.9424°S 74.7018°W / -12.9424; -74.7018

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