Yauli District, Huancavelica

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Yauli
Yawlli
District
Uchkus Inkanan archeological site Huancavelica.PNG
The archaeological site Uchkus Inkañan in the Yauli District
Yauli District, Huancavelica
Country Flag of Peru.svg  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Huancavelica
FoundedJune 23, 1962
Capital Yauli
Government
 •  Mayor Edwin Taipe Condori
Area
 • Total
319.92 km2 (123.52 sq mi)
Elevation
3,391 m (11,125 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
25,113
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090117

Yauli District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru. [1]

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The capital of the district is the town of Yauli.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census). [2]

Places of interest

The archaeological site Uchkus Inkañan is situated in the district.

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)

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