Paucará District
| Paucará | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Acobamba |
| Founded | January 15, 1943 |
| Capital | Paucará |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patricio Huaman Paitan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.6 km2 (87.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,806 m (12,487 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 26,018 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 090206 |
Paucará District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba 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 (88.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 12°43′48″S 74°39′58″W / 12.7299°S 74.6662°W
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