Anchonga District
Anchonga | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Angaraes |
Founded | January 5, 1945 |
Capital | |
Government | |
• Mayor | Octavio Javier Quispe |
Area | |
• Total | 72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,298 m (10,820 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 7,282 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090302 |
Anchonga District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes 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 (92.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References[]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 12°54′47″S 74°41′29″W / 12.9131°S 74.6914°W
Categories:
- Districts of the Huancavelica Region
- Districts of the Angaraes Province
- Huancavelica Region geography stubs