Huancaray District

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Huancaray

Wankaray
District
Plaza de Huancaray.jpg
Square of Huancaray
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
Capital Huancaray
Government
 •  Mayor Macedonio Martin Mallcco Matute
Area
 • Total112.2 km2 (43.3 sq mi)
Elevation
2,902 m (9,521 ft)
Population
 • Total4,775
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030205

Huancaray (from Quechua Wankaray, [1] meaning "to gobble") is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. [2]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanripa at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below: [3]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.23% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Asociación Paz y Esperanza, Delfín Farfán Villa, Roberto Farfán Villa, Willaykusqayki, Ministry of Education, Lima, Peru, 2014
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
  4. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

Coordinates: 13°46′15″S73°32′12″W / 13.77083°S 73.53667°W / -13.77083; -73.53667


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