Uco District

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Uco
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Huari
Capital Uco
Government
  Mayor Teodoro Tarazona Principe
Area
  Total 53.61 km2 (20.70 sq mi)
Elevation 3,336 m (10,945 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,648
  Density 31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 021016

Uco District is one of sixteen districts of the province Huari 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 (58.85%) learnt to speak in childhood, 40.80% 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°11′24″S 76°55′48″W / 9.19000°S 76.93000°W / -9.19000; -76.93000

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