Yauya District

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Yauya
Yawya
District
Suspension bridge of Pukayaku (Pucayacu) across the river Yanamayu which connects the districts Llama and Yauya
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
Founded November 18, 1905
Capital Yauya
Government
 • Mayor Antonio Sulpicio Villanueva Castillejo
Area
 • Total 170.41 km2 (65.80 sq mi)
Elevation 3,250 m (10,660 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 5,460
 • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020703

Yauya District is one of three districts of the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald 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 (92.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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: 8°58′59″S 77°18′00″W / 8.98306°S 77.30000°W / -8.98306; -77.30000

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