Yanque District
Yanque District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]
Yanque | |
|---|---|
 Church in Yanque | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | Caylloma |
| Capital | Yanque |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Apolinario Sarayasi Ynca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,108.58 km2 (428.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,417 m (11,211 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,479 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 040519 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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