Accha District

Accha
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paruro
Capital Accha
Government
  Mayor Ronald Nuñez Valdez
Area
  Total 244.75 km2 (94.50 sq mi)
Elevation 3,579 m (11,742 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,879
  Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 081002

Accha District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro 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 (90.20%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.41% 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)