Yunga District

Yunga
Yunka
District
Country  Peru
Region Moquegua
Province General Sánchez Cerro
Founded March 19, 1965
Capital Yunga
Government
  Mayor Leonardo Chivigorri Chivigorri
Area
  Total 110.74 km2 (42.76 sq mi)
Elevation 3,571 m (11,716 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,352
  Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 180211

Yunga District is one of eleven districts of the province General Sánchez Cerro 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 (73.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.98% 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)

Coordinates: 16°11′42″S 70°40′41″W / 16.1951°S 70.6780°W / -16.1951; -70.6780

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