Upahuacho District

Upahuacho
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Parinacochas
Founded April 10, 1961
Capital Upahuacho
Government
  Mayor Edwin Francisco Puga Jurado
Area
  Total 587.35 km2 (226.78 sq mi)
Elevation 3,319 m (10,889 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,134
  Density 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050708

Upahuacho District is one of eight districts of the province Parinacochas 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 (90.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.87% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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