Huancapi District
Huancapi | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Víctor Fajardo |
Founded | August 16, 1920 |
Capital | Huancapi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Onofrio Huamani Garcia |
Area | |
• Total | 223.35 km2 (86.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,081 m (10,108 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,460 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 051001 |
Huancapi District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo 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 (69.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 30.40% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 13°45′13″S 74°04′14″W / 13.7535°S 74.0705°W
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