Huanipaca District

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Huanipaca
District
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Haunipaca, Apurimac
Huanipaca District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Abancay
FoundedNovember 21, 1893
Capital Huanipaca
Government
 •  Mayor Jose Chacon Vargas
Area
 • Total
432.62 km2 (167.04 sq mi)
Elevation
3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
5,257
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030105

Huanipaca District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ampay at 5,236 m (17,178 ft) located in the Ampay National Sanctuary. Other mountains are listed below: [2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Abancay Province (Apurimac Region)
  3. ↑ 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)

13°30′04″S72°56′18″W / 13.50111°S 72.93833°W / -13.50111; -72.93833


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