Ancahuasi District

Ancahuasi
Ankawasi
District
Coordinates: 13°27′21″S 72°18′02″W / 13.4557°S 72.3005°W / -13.4557; -72.3005Coordinates: 13°27′21″S 72°18′02″W / 13.4557°S 72.3005°W / -13.4557; -72.3005
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Anta
Founded September 15, 1986
Capital Ancahuasi
Government
  Mayor Ubaldo Kuncho Rimachi
Area
  Total 123.58 km2 (47.71 sq mi)
Elevation 3,435 m (11,270 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,543
  Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080302

Ancahuasi, Quechua Ankawasi (anka eagle, wasi house, "eagle house"), is one of nine districts of the province Anta 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 (84.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.89 % 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
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