Acochaca District
Acochaca Aquchaka | ||
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District | ||
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Country |
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Region | Ancash | |
Province | Asunción | |
Founded | December 30, 1983 | |
Capital | Acochaca | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Edgar Benedicto Arce Ramirez | |
Area | ||
• Total | 80.97 km2 (31.26 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 3,350 m (10,990 ft) | |
Population (2005 census) | ||
• Total | 4,079 | |
• Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) | |
UBIGEO | 020402 | |
Website | muniacochaca.gob.pe |
Acochaca or Aquchaka (Quechua aqu sand, chaka bridge, "sand bridge") is one of two districts of the province Asunción 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 (92.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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)
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipal web site
- Ankash qallu
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