Huanca-Huanca
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedFebruary 28, 1941
CapitalHuanca-Huanca
Government
  MayorIsmael Rojas Cuya
Area
  Total109.96 km2 (42.46 sq mi)
Elevation
3,567 m (11,703 ft)
Population
  Total1,664
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090307

Huanca-Huanca 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 (94.07%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.79% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)

12°55′08″S 74°36′36″W / 12.9189°S 74.6101°W / -12.9189; -74.6101

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