Ataquero District

Ataquero
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Founded December 14, 1934
Capital Carhuac
Government
  Mayor Eber Tito Gutierrez Vazques
Area
  Total 47.22 km2 (18.23 sq mi)
Elevation 2,719 m (8,921 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,072
  Density 23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020605

Ataquero District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz in Peru.[1]


Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°15′00″S 77°43′01″W / 9.25000°S 77.71694°W / -9.25000; -77.71694

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