Huachis | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Huari |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Huachis |
Government | |
• Mayor | Epifanio Rios Ocaña |
Area | |
• Total | 153.89 km2 (59.42 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,268 m (10,722 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,920 |
• Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021007 |
Huachis District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in the Ancash Region 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 (93.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]
9°24′10″S77°07′36″W / 9.40278°S 77.12667°W