Huaya District

Coordinates: 13°50′52″S 73°57′03″W / 13.8479°S 73.9509°W / -13.8479; -73.9509
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Huaya
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
CapitalSan Pedro de Huaya
Government
 • MayorEdgar Ipurre Uscata
Area
 • Total162.23 km2 (62.64 sq mi)
Elevation
3,341 m (10,961 ft)
Population
 • Total2,526
 • Density16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051010

Huaya District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo 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 (90.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.35% 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


13°50′52″S 73°57′03″W / 13.8479°S 73.9509°W / -13.8479; -73.9509