Huaynacotas District

Huaynacotas
District
Country  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province La Unión
Capital Taurisma
Government
  Mayor Eulogio Rodriguez Gonzales
Area
  Total 932.64 km2 (360.09 sq mi)
Elevation 2,590 m (8,500 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,778
  Density 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 040804

Huaynacotas District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]

Geography

The Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
  3. 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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