Incahuasi District
| Incahuasi Inkawasi | |
|---|---|
| District | |
| Country |
 Peru |
| Region | Lambayeque |
| Province | Ferreñafe |
| Founded | February 17, 1951 |
| Capital | Incahuasi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cesar Martans Manayay Lucero |
| Area | |
| • Total | 443.91 km2 (171.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,078 m (10,098 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 14,884 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 140203 |
Incahuasi District or Inkawasi[1] (Quechua Inka Inca, wasi house, "Inca house")[2][3] is one of six districts of the province Ferreñafe in Peru.[4]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua (Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua) is the language which the majority of the population (85.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[5]
References
- ↑ muniferrenafe.gob.pe
- ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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