Quishuar Kiswar | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Tayacaja |
Founded | March 6, 1957 |
Capital | Quishuar |
Government | |
• Mayor | José Rodolfo Acevedo Segura |
Area | |
• Total | 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,130 m (10,270 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,023 |
• Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090713 |
Quishuar District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja in Peru. [1]
Its Quechua name kiswar is the name of the tree Buddleja incana .
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]
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