Anco-Huallo District
Anco-Huallo District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros in Peru.[1]
Anco-Huallo
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Country | Peru |
Region | Apurímac |
Province | Chincheros |
Founded | February 20, 1964 |
Capital | Uripa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Samuel Alex Medina Cardenas |
Area | |
• Total | 38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,204 m (10,512 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,510 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 030602 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.46% 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 Digital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
- 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)
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