Huancaraylla District
Huancaraylla | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Víctor Fajardo |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Huancaraylla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Santos Quispe Nicodemos |
Area | |
• Total | 165.49 km2 (63.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,230 m (10,600 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 1,796 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 051009 |
Huancaraylla 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 (92.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.54% 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)
Wankaraylla, distrito donde nació el Cronista Indio Guaman Puma de Ayala. Perteneció al curato de Willkawaman en el Virreynato. Tiene un clima templado y sol todo el año. Sus hijos más ilustres son Casimiro Yaranga y Abdón Yaranga V.
Coordinates: 13°43′15″S 74°08′02″W / 13.7207°S 74.1339°W
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