Huayllati District
| Huayllati | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Apurímac |
| Province | Grau |
| Founded | January 2, 1857 |
| Capital | Huayllati |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Palomino Gomez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.75 km2 (42.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,481 m (11,421 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 1,915 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 030704 |
Huayllati District is one of the fourteen thousand districts of the province Grau 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 (90.74%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 13°55′40″S 72°29′02″W / 13.92778°S 72.48389°W
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