Ayahuanco District

Ayahuanco
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanta
Founded June 20, 1955
Capital Viracochan
Government
  Mayor Pablo Maldonado Quispe
Area
  Total 871.49 km2 (336.48 sq mi)
Elevation 3,414 m (11,201 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,261
  Density 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050402

Ayahuanco District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta 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 (95.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.75% 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)

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