Cuenca District, Huancavelica

Cuenca
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Huancavelica
Founded August 17, 1920
Capital Cuenca
Government
  Mayor Hugo Barra Huarocc
Area
  Total 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi)
Elevation 3,167 m (10,390 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,669
  Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090105

Cuenca District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica 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 (64.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.65% 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)

Coordinates: 12°25′51″S 75°02′11″W / 12.43083°S 75.03639°W / -12.43083; -75.03639

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