Huamanquiquia District
District in Ayacucho, Peru
Huamanquiquia | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Víctor Fajardo |
Founded | June 2, 1936 |
Capital | Huamanquiquia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Cirilo Marino Aponte Enriquez |
Area | |
• Total | 67.33 km2 (26.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,350 m (10,990 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 1,324 |
• Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 051008 |
Huamanquiquia District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ^ (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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