Punchao District
Punchao Punchaw | |
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District | |
Punchao | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Huamalíes |
Founded | October 7, 1942 |
Capital | Punchao |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pompeyo Macario Timoteo Cadillo |
Area | |
• Total | 42.24 km2 (16.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,534 m (11,594 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,542 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 100508 |
Punchao or Punchaw (Quechua for "day") is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (67.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (in 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)
Coordinates: 9°27′44″S 76°49′11″W / 9.4622°S 76.8197°W
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