Huanca-Huanca District

Coordinates: 12°55′08″S 74°36′36″W / 12.9189°S 74.6101°W / -12.9189; -74.6101
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Huanca-Huanca
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedFebruary 28, 1941
CapitalHuanca-Huanca
Government
 • MayorIsmael Rojas Cuya
Area
 • Total109.96 km2 (42.46 sq mi)
Elevation
3,567 m (11,703 ft)
Population
 • Total1,664
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090307

Huanca-Huanca District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups[edit]

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


12°55′08″S 74°36′36″W / 12.9189°S 74.6101°W / -12.9189; -74.6101