Ataquero District
Ataquero | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Carhuaz |
| Founded | December 14, 1934 |
| Capital | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fermín Jaime Gutiérrez Mendoza (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.22 km2 (18.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,719 m (8,921 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,469 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| 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[]
- ^ (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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 9°15′00″S 77°43′01″W / 9.25000°S 77.71694°W
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