Aucara District

Aucara
District

The lake Quchapampa and the village Aucara
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Lucanas
Capital Aucara
Government
  Mayor Ismael Tito Ccoyllo
Area
  Total 903.51 km2 (348.85 sq mi)
Elevation 3,220 m (10,560 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,744
  Density 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050602

Aucara District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas 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 (52.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.04% 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: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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