Ancahuasi District
District in Cusco, Peru
Ancahuasi Ankawasi | |
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District | |
Coordinates: 13°27′21″S 72°18′02″W / 13.4557°S 72.3005°W / -13.4557; -72.3005 | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Anta |
Founded | September 15, 1986 |
Capital | Ancahuasi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ubaldo Kuncho Rimachi |
Area | |
• Total | 123.58 km2 (47.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,435 m (11,270 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 7,543 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 080302 |
Ancahuasi, Quechua Ankawasi (anka eagle, wasi house, "eagle house"), is one of nine districts of the province Anta 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 (84.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.89 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
- Killarumiyuq
- Yanaqucha
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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