Anco District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa in Peru.[1]
Anco District | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Churcampa |
Capital | La Esmeralda |
Government | |
• Mayor | Delfin Huarcaya Palante |
Area | |
• Total | 275.03 km2 (106.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,404 m (7,887 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 9,373 |
• Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090502 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)