Acraquia District

Acraquia
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Founded September 9, 1954
Capital Acraquia
Government
  Mayor Roger Hermogenes Huaripata Solier
Area
  Total 110.27 km2 (42.58 sq mi)
Elevation 3,287 m (10,784 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,061
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090703

Acraquia District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (51.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.98% 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)

Coordinates: 12°24′24″S 74°54′05″W / 12.4068°S 74.9014°W / -12.4068; -74.9014

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