Ayahuanco District

Coordinates: 12°35′38″S 74°19′53″W / 12.5938°S 74.3313°W / -12.5938; -74.3313
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Ayahuanco
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuanta
FoundedJune 20, 1955
CapitalViracochan
Government
 • MayorPablo Maldonado Quispe
Area
 • Total871.49 km2 (336.48 sq mi)
Elevation
3,414 m (11,201 ft)
Population
 • Total5,261
 • Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050402

Ayahuanco District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups[edit]

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[edit]

  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)

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