Aczo District

Aczo District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi in Peru.[1]

Aczo
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceAntonio Raymondi
FoundedFebruary 2, 1956
CapitalAczo
Government
  MayorJuan Moises Chavarria
(2019-2022)
Area
  Total69.03 km2 (26.65 sq mi)
Elevation
2,661 m (8,730 ft)
Population
 (2017)
  Total1,918
  Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020302

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.55% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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