Huayllán District
Huayllán District is one of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Huayllán
Wayllan | |
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The archaeological site of Yaynu, Huayllán District | |
Location of Huayllán in the Pomabamba province | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Pomabamba |
Founded | June 28, 1955 |
Capital | Huayllán |
Government | |
• Mayor | Limas Velveder Miguel Angel |
Area | |
• Total | 88.97 km2 (34.35 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,000 m (10,000 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 021602 |
Website | munipomabamba.gob.pe |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also
References
- 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
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