Huacaña District

Huacaña is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Huacaña
District
Location of Huacaña in the Sucre province
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceSucre
CapitalHuacaña
Subdivisions15 populated places
Area
 • Total132.73 km2 (51.25 sq mi)
Elevation
3,170 m (10,400 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total633
 • Density4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050905

Population

The population of Huacaña is 633 people, 306 men and 327 women.[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 (78.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.65% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are Huacaña, Chuschama, Jornada, Pisicc Tocllana, Milluqucha (Milloccocha), Yahuayro, Posihua, Challwani (Challhuani), Aluzpampa, Paccha, Ccellhinsa, Matiyuq (Matiyocc), Corita, Paucaray and Virgen de las Nieves.[1]

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See also

References
  1. INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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