Huando District
Huando District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[1]
Huando Wantu | |
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| Country |  |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Huancavelica |
| Founded | November 16, 1892 |
| Capital | Huando |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Geronimo Guerra Quinteros |
| Area | |
| • Total | 193.9 km2 (74.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,562 m (11,686 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 8,678 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090119 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.49%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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