Yanque District

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Yanque
Yanque Peru Iglesia.jpg
Church in Yanque
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Arequipa
Province Caylloma
Capital Yanque
Government
   Mayor Apolinario Sarayasi Ynca
Area
  Total1,108.58 km2 (428.03 sq mi)
Elevation
3,417 m (11,211 ft)
Population
  Total2,479
  Density2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 040519

Yanque District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma 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 (56.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.13% 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: 15°38′59″S71°39′43″W / 15.6498°S 71.6620°W / -15.6498; -71.6620