Huacachi District
Huacachi | |
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 Huacachi District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huari |
| Founded | October 14, 1901 |
| Capital | Huacachi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Filoter Americo Montalvo Espinoza |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,509 m (11,512 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,170 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021005 |
Huacachi District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in the Ancash Region of 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 (77.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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)
| Aija | |
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| Antonio Raymondi | |
| Asunción | |
| Bolognesi | |
| Carhuaz | |
| Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald | |
| Casma | |
| Corongo | |
| Huaraz | |
| Huari | |
| Huarmey | |
| Huaylas | |
| Mariscal Luzuriaga | |
| Ocros | |
| Pallasca | |
| Pomabamba | |
| Recuay | |
| Santa | |
| Sihuas | |
| Yungay | |
9°16′S 76°54′W / 9.267°S 76.900°W
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