Huaya District
Huaya District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]
Huaya | |
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Country | |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Víctor Fajardo |
Capital | San Pedro de Huaya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Edgar Ipurre Uscata |
Area | |
• Total | 162.23 km2 (62.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,341 m (10,961 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,526 |
• Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 051010 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (90.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.35% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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gollark: Or bees ARE to exist.
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- 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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