Huamanquiquia District

Huamanquiquia
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Víctor Fajardo
Founded June 2, 1936
Capital Huamanquiquia
Government
  Mayor Cirilo Marino Aponte Enriquez
Area
  Total 67.33 km2 (26.00 sq mi)
Elevation 3,350 m (10,990 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,324
  Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 051008

Huamanquiquia District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo 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 (93.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.73% 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)


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