Ayahuanco District

Ayahuanco
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanta
Founded June 20, 1955
Capital Viracochan
Government
  Mayor Pablo Maldonado Quispe
Area
  Total 871.49 km2 (336.48 sq mi)
Elevation 3,414 m (11,201 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,261
  Density 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050402

Ayahuanco District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta 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 (95.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 12°35′38″S 74°19′53″W / 12.5938°S 74.3313°W / -12.5938; -74.3313

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