Anchonga District

Anchonga
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Angaraes
Founded January 5, 1945
Capital Anchonga
Government
  Mayor Octavio Javier Quispe
Area
  Total 72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Elevation 3,298 m (10,820 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,282
  Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090302

Anchonga District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes 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 (92.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.16% 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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. 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)

Coordinates: 12°54′47″S 74°41′29″W / 12.9131°S 74.6914°W / -12.9131; -74.6914


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