Huacchis District

Huacchis
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Founded December 14, 1954
Capital Huacchis
Government
  Mayor Serafin Perez Remigio
Area
  Total 72.16 km2 (27.86 sq mi)
Elevation 3,491 m (11,453 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,151
  Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021006

Huacchis District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari 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 (76.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.76 % 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: 9°12′01″S 76°47′16″W / 9.20033°S 76.78780°W / -9.20033; -76.78780


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