Aczo District
Aczo District is one of six districts of the province Antonio Raymondi in Peru.[1]
Aczo | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Antonio Raymondi |
| Founded | February 2, 1956 |
| Capital | Aczo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Moises Chavarria (2019-2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.03 km2 (26.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,661 m (8,730 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,918 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020302 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (73.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.55% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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