Huaquirca District

Huaquirca
District

Colonial church of Huaquirca
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Antabamba
Founded January 17, 1945
Capital Huaquirca
Government
  Mayor Erasmo Manuelo Quispe
Area
  Total 337.6 km2 (130.3 sq mi)
Elevation 3,480 m (11,420 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,420
  Density 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030303

Huaquirca District is one of the seven districts of the Antabamba Province in the [Apurímac Region] 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 (87.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.93% 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: 14°12′47″S 72°11′24″W / 14.21306°S 72.19000°W