Huachocolpa District, Tayacaja

Huachocolpa
Wachuqullpa
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Founded January 31, 1951
Capital Huachocolpa
Government
  Mayor Luis Alberto Hinostroza Huamani
Area
  Total 292 km2 (113 sq mi)
Elevation 2,907 m (9,537 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,761
  Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090707

Huachocolpa District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (93.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.20% 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°02′54″S 74°35′41″W / 12.0483°S 74.5946°W / -12.0483; -74.5946

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