Huancarani District

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Huancarani
Wankarani
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
Founded May 11, 1987
Capital Huancarani
Government
  Mayor José Patricio Mendoza Ccahuana
Area
  Total 145.14 km2 (56.04 sq mi)
Elevation 3,850 m (12,630 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,060
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081105

Huancarani District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo 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 (94.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.91% 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)

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