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Carhuanca District

Coordinates: 13°44′32″S 73°47′12″W / 13.7422°S 73.7866°W / -13.7422; -73.7866
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Carhuanca
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Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVilcas Huamán
CapitalCarhuanca
Area
 • Total
56.91 km2 (21.97 sq mi)
Elevation
2,960 m (9,710 ft)
Population
 • Total
1,201
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051103

Carhuanca District is one of eight districts of the province Vilcas Huamán in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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References

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


13°44′32″S 73°47′12″W / 13.7422°S 73.7866°W / -13.7422; -73.7866