Carhuanca District
District in Ayacucho, Peru
Carhuanca | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Vilcas Huamán |
Capital | Carhuanca |
Area | |
• Total | 56.91 km2 (21.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,960 m (9,710 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 1,201 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 051103 |
Carhuanca District is one of eight districts of the province Vilcas Huamán 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 (83.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.90% 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 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: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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