Acoria District

Acoria
District

Stone bridge in Acoria
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Huancavelica
Capital Acoria
Government
  Mayor Leonidas Leopoldo Bendezu Fernandez
Area
  Total 535.1 km2 (206.6 sq mi)
Elevation 3,167 m (10,390 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 27,713
  Density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090103

Acoria District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica 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 (79.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.35% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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)

Coordinates: 12°38′34″S 74°51′42″W / 12.6429°S 74.8616°W / -12.6429; -74.8616

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