Huaquirca District
Huaquirca | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Antabamba |
Founded | January 17, 1945 |
Capital | Huaquirca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Erasmo Manuelo Quispe |
Area | |
• Total | 337.6 km2 (130.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,480 m (11,420 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 1,420 |
• Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 030303 |
Huaquirca District is one of the seven districts of the Antabamba Province in the [Apurímac Region] 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 (87.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.93% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 14°12′47″S 72°11′24″W / 14.21306°S 72.19000°W
Categories:
- 1945 establishments in Peru
- States and territories established in 1945
- Populated places established in 1945
- Districts of the Antabamba Province
- Districts of the Apurímac Region
- Apurímac Region geography stubs