Huancarani District
Huancarani
Wankarani | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Paucartambo |
| Founded | May 11, 1987 |
| Capital | Huancarani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Patricio Mendoza Ccahuana |
| Area | |
• Total | 145.14 km2 (56.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,850 m (12,630 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,060 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 081105 |
Huancarani District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo 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 (94.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.91% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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)
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| Acomayo | |
| Anta | |
| Calca | |
| Canas | |
| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar | |
| La Convención | |
| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo | |
| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba | |
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