Carhuaz District

Carhuaz
Qarwa
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Capital Carhuaz
Government
 • Mayor Oscar Roosevelt Cerna Gomez
Area
 • Total 194.62 km2 (75.14 sq mi)
Elevation 2,638 m (8,655 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 13,615
 • Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020601

Carhuaz District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz in the Ancash Region of Peru.[1] Its seat is Carhuaz.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.23%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°04′01″S 77°49′01″W / 9.06694°S 77.81694°W / -9.06694; -77.81694

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