Ongoy District
Ongoy Unquy | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Chincheros |
| Capital | Ongoy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edwin Acosta Ccahuana |
| Area | |
• Total | 237.56 km2 (91.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,768 m (9,081 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,518 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 030606 |
Ongoy District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (92.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.76% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 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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