Anco District, La Mar

Anco
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province La Mar
Capital Chiquintirca
Government
  Mayor Wilder Manyavilca Silva
Area
  Total 1,098.2 km2 (424.0 sq mi)
Elevation 3,215 m (10,548 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 14,551
  Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050502

Anco District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar 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 (93.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.44% 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)

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