Huachocolpa District, Tayacaja

Huachocolpa
Wachuqullpa
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Founded January 31, 1951
Capital Huachocolpa
Government
 • Mayor Luis Alberto Hinostroza Huamani
Area
 • Total 292 km2 (113 sq mi)
Elevation 2,907 m (9,537 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,761
 • Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090707

Huachocolpa District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (93.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.20% 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)

Coordinates: 12°02′54″S 74°35′41″W / 12.0483°S 74.5946°W / -12.0483; -74.5946

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