Acocro District

Acocro
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Founded November 23, 1964
Capital Acocro
Government
  Mayor Auberto Morote Enciso
Area
  Total 406.83 km2 (157.08 sq mi)
Elevation 3,247 m (10,653 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 9,287
  Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050102

Acocro District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga 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 (95.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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