Huando District

Huando
Wantu
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Huancavelica
Founded November 16, 1892
Capital Huando
Government
  Mayor Robert Geronimo Guerra Quinteros
Area
  Total 193.9 km2 (74.9 sq mi)
Elevation 3,562 m (11,686 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,678
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090119

Huando District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica 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 (53.49%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.10% 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°33′52″S 74°56′50″W / 12.5644°S 74.9473°W / -12.5644; -74.9473

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