Acocro District

Acocro District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]

Acocro
District
Country	Peru
Region	Ayacucho
Province	Huamanga
Founded	November 23, 1964
Capital	Acocro
Government
• Mayor	Auberto Morote Enciso
Area
• Total	406.83 km^2 (157.08 sq mi)
Elevation	3,247 m (10,653 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	9,287
• Density	23/km^2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	050102

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Yana Phiruru at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Allqa Suntu
• Anta Q'asa
• Atuq Wachanqa
• Hatun Munti
• Ichhu Pampa
• Rurun Willka
• Tarwiyuq
• Umutu Q'asa
• Waman Pirqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

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. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region
3. 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)