Punchao District
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| Punchao Punchaw | |
|---|---|
| District | |
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| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Huamalíes |
| Founded | October 7, 1942 |
| Capital | Punchao |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pompeyo Macario Timoteo Cadillo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.24 km2 (16.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,534 m (11,594 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 2,542 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 100508 |
Punchao or Punchaw (Quechua for "day") is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (67.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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