Huanca-Huanca District

Huanca-Huanca District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.[1]

Huanca-Huanca
District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedFebruary 28, 1941
CapitalHuanca-Huanca
Government
 • MayorIsmael Rojas Cuya
Area
 • Total109.96 km2 (42.46 sq mi)
Elevation
3,567 m (11,703 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total1,664
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090307

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

gollark: "Money doesn't buy happiness" ← person saying TECHNICALLY CORRECT but MISLEADING thing
gollark: Personally, I like having money to exchange for goods and services.
gollark: Things can be problematic in ways and yet useful.
gollark: It makes perfect sense.
gollark: I think you're missing the point here.

References
  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  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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