Huancarani District

Huancarani
Wankarani
District
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Paucartambo
Founded May 11, 1987
Capital Huancarani
Government
 • Mayor José Patricio Mendoza Ccahuana
Area
 • Total 145.14 km2 (56.04 sq mi)
Elevation 3,850 m (12,630 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 6,060
 • Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 081105

Huancarani District is one of six districts of the province Paucartambo 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 (94.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.91% 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: 13°30′07″S 71°36′57″W / 13.5020°S 71.6157°W / -13.5020; -71.6157

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