Huachis District

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Huachis
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Huachis
Government
  Mayor Epifanio Rios Ocaña
Area
  Total 153.89 km2 (59.42 sq mi)
Elevation 3,268 m (10,722 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,920
  Density 25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021007

Huachis District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in the Ancash 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 (93.77%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.06% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°24′10″S 77°07′36″W / 9.40278°S 77.12667°W / -9.40278; -77.12667

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