Huachis District

Coordinates: 9°24′10″S 77°07′36″W / 9.40278°S 77.12667°W / -9.40278; -77.12667
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Huachis
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuari
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalHuachis
Government
 • MayorEpifanio Rios Ocaña
Area
 • Total153.89 km2 (59.42 sq mi)
Elevation
3,268 m (10,722 ft)
Population
 • Total3,920
 • Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021007

Huachis District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in the Ancash Region 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 (93.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.06% 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)

9°24′10″S 77°07′36″W / 9.40278°S 77.12667°W / -9.40278; -77.12667