Huayllay Grande District

Huayllay Grande
Wayllay
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Angaraes
Founded February 28, 1941
Capital Huayllay Grande
Government
  Mayor Maximo Antonio Llancari
Area
  Total 33.28 km2 (12.85 sq mi)
Elevation 3,625 m (11,893 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,430
  Density 43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO 090308

Huayllay Grande 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 (95.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.05% 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°56′33″S 74°42′06″W / 12.9424°S 74.7018°W / -12.9424; -74.7018

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.