Anco-Huallo District

Anco-Huallo
Anku Wallu
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Chincheros
Founded February 20, 1964
Capital Uripa
Government
  Mayor Samuel Alex Medina Cardenas
Area
  Total 38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation 3,204 m (10,512 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 10,510
  Density 270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030602

Anco-Huallo District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (71.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.46% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 7, 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: 13°31′59″S 73°40′37″W / 13.53306°S 73.67694°W