Sancos District, Huanca Sancos

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Sancos District
District
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanca Sancos
Capital Huanca Sancos
Government
 •  Mayor Cirilo Pacheco Vilchez
Area
 • Total1,289.7 km2 (498.0 sq mi)
Elevation
3,408 m (11,181 ft)
Population
 • Total4,144
 • Density3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 050301

Sancos District is one of four districts of the Huanca Sancos Province in Peru. [1]

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Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Waqra at approximately 4,730 m (15,520 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 (60.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 38.51% 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 Huancasancos Province (Ayacucho 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: 13°55′12″S74°20′02″W / 13.9201°S 74.3339°W / -13.9201; -74.3339

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