Huaro District

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Huaro
Waru
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Quispicanchi
Founded September 26, 1952
Capital Huaro
Government
  Mayor Julián Condori Puma
Area
  Total 106.28 km2 (41.03 sq mi)
Elevation 3,157 m (10,358 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 4,587
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081207

The Huaro District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 11863 on September 26, 1952, its capital is the town of Huaro.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

References

  1. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
  • (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Departamento Cusco. Retrieved on November 1, 2007.

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