Huanipaca District

Huanipaca
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Abancay
Founded November 21, 1893
Capital Huanipaca
Government
  Mayor Jose Chacon Vargas
Area
  Total 432.62 km2 (167.04 sq mi)
Elevation 3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,257
  Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030105

Huanipaca District is one of the nine districts of the province Abancay 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 (77.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.41% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 4, 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°30′04″S 72°56′18″W / 13.50111°S 72.93833°W