Quishuar District

This article is about the district in the Huancavelica Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kiswar (disambiguation).
Quishuar
Kiswar
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Founded March 6, 1957
Capital Quishuar
Government
  Mayor José Rodolfo Acevedo Segura
Area
  Total 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi)
Elevation 3,130 m (10,270 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,023
  Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090713

Quishuar District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja in Peru.[1]

Its Quechua name kiswar is the name of the tree Buddleja incana.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.60% 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: 12°14′38″S 74°46′39″W / 12.2439°S 74.7774°W