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Huanca-Huanca District

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District in Huancavelica, Peru
Huanca-Huanca
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedFebruary 28, 1941
CapitalHuanca-Huanca
Government
 • MayorIsmael Rojas Cuya
Area
 • Total109.96 km (42.46 sq mi)
Elevation3,567 m (11,703 ft)
Population
 • Total1,664
 • Density15/km (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090307

Huanca-Huanca District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)
Acobamba
Angaraes
Castrovirreyna
Churcampa
Huancavelica
Huaytará
Tayacaja


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