Ayahuanco District

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Ayahuanco
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanta
FoundedJune 20, 1955
Capital Viracochan
Government
   Mayor Pablo Maldonado Quispe
Area
  Total871.49 km2 (336.48 sq mi)
Elevation
3,414 m (11,201 ft)
Population
  Total5,261
  Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050402

Ayahuanco District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta in Peru. [1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 12°35′38″S74°19′53″W / 12.5938°S 74.3313°W / -12.5938; -74.3313