Huayllati District

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Huayllati
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Huayllati
Government
  Mayor Alfredo Palomino Gomez
Area
  Total 110.75 km2 (42.76 sq mi)
Elevation 3,481 m (11,421 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,915
  Density 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030704

Huayllati District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau 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 (90.74%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.73% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 7, 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: 13°55′40″S 72°29′02″W / 13.92778°S 72.48389°W / -13.92778; -72.48389

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