Huayana District

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Huayana
District
Huayana District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Andahuaylas
FoundedOctober 30, 1984
Capital Huayana
Government
 •  Mayor Hermelinda Pareja Urpi
Area
 • Total
96.87 km2 (37.40 sq mi)
Elevation
3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
1,280
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 030206

Huayana District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qucha Urqu at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 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 (86.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.67% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [3]

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 Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. ↑ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

14°02′54″S73°36′35″W / 14.04833°S 73.60972°W / -14.04833; -73.60972


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