Yanama District

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Yanama
Yanama
District
Nickname(s): 
Yanama
Coordinates: [9.020608 77.471237]
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Yungay
FoundedAugust 2, 1920
Capital Yanama
Government
 •  Mayor Lucio Pedro Julca Cordova
Area
 • Total279.85 km2 (108.05 sq mi)
Elevation
3,375 m (11,073 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total7,105
 • Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 022008

Yanama District is one of eight districts of the province Yungay in Peru. [1]

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.36% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°01′59″S77°28′59″W / 9.03306°S 77.48306°W / -9.03306; -77.48306


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