Yungar District

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Yungar
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Founded November 22, 1868
Capital Yungar
Government
  Mayor Julio Constantino Robles Ramirez
Area
  Total 46.43 km2 (17.93 sq mi)
Elevation 2,828 m (9,278 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,181
  Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020611
Website www.muniyungar.gob.pe

Yungar District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz 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 (80.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.73% 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°22′01″S 77°36′00″W / 9.36694°S 77.60000°W / -9.36694; -77.60000

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