Huancané District

Huancané
Wankani
District

Huancané
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Huancané
Capital Huancané
Government
  Mayor Alex Gomez Pacoricona
Area
  Total 381.62 km2 (147.34 sq mi)
Elevation 3,841 m (12,602 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 23,474
  Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210601

Huancané District (Aymara Wankani) is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (68.45%) learnt to speak in childhood, 29.65% 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: 15°11′59″S 69°45′47″W / 15.19972°S 69.76306°W