Huaribamba District

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Huaribamba
Wari Pampa
District
Huaribamba.jpg
Huaribamba government building
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Capital Huaribamba
Government
 •  Mayor Nilton Fortunato Minaya Romani
Area
 • Total359.93 km2 (138.97 sq mi)
Elevation
2,996 m (9,829 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total7,962
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090709

Huaribamba District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). 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 (65.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac 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)

Coordinates: 12°16′46″S74°56′18″W / 12.2795°S 74.9382°W / -12.2795; -74.9382

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