Acochaca District

Coordinates: 8°31′59″S 77°52′59″W / 8.53306°S 77.88306°W / -8.53306; -77.88306
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Acochaca
Aquchaka
Coat of arms of Acochaca
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceAsunción
FoundedDecember 30, 1983
CapitalAcochaca
Government
 • MayorEdgar Benedicto Arce Ramirez
Area
 • Total80.97 km2 (31.26 sq mi)
Elevation
3,350 m (10,990 ft)
Population
 • Total4,079
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020402
Websitemuniacochaca.gob.pe

Acochaca or Aquchaka (Quechua aqu sand, chaka bridge, "sand bridge") is one of two districts of the province Asunción 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 (92.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also[edit]

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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

8°31′59″S 77°52′59″W / 8.53306°S 77.88306°W / -8.53306; -77.88306