Ahuaycha District

Ahuaycha
Awaycha
District

Landscape of Ahuaycha
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Founded December 14, 1954
Capital Ahuaycha
Government
  Mayor Raul Huaman Vasquez
Area
  Total 90.96 km2 (35.12 sq mi)
Elevation 3,280 m (10,760 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,939
  Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090704

Ahuaycha 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 (54.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.43% 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°24′27″S 74°53′29″W / 12.4074°S 74.8914°W / -12.4074; -74.8914

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