Punchao District

Punchao
Punchaw
District

Punchao
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huamalíes
Founded October 7, 1942
Capital Punchao
Government
  Mayor Pompeyo Macario Timoteo Cadillo
Area
  Total 42.24 km2 (16.31 sq mi)
Elevation 3,534 m (11,594 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,542
  Density 60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100508

Punchao or Punchaw (Quechua for "day") is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (67.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.22% 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°27′44″S 76°49′11″W / 9.4622°S 76.8197°W / -9.4622; -76.8197

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