Amashca | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Carhuaz |
Founded | December 14, 1941 |
Capital | Amashca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Leoncio Jaime Cadillo Chapeton |
Area | |
• Total | 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,850 m (9,350 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,745 |
• Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 020603 |
Amashca District is one of eleven districts of the Carhuaz Province in Peru. [1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]
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