Amashca District
Amashca District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz in Peru.[1]
Amashca | |
|---|---|
| Country |  |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Carhuaz |
| Founded | December 14, 1941 |
| Capital | Amashca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leoncio Jaime Cadillo Chapeton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,850 m (9,350 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 1,745 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 020603 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived May 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)
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