Huachocolpa District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja in Peru.[1]
Huachocolpa
Wachuqullpa | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Tayacaja |
| Founded | January 31, 1951 |
| Capital | Huachocolpa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Alberto Hinostroza Huamani |
| Area | |
• Total | 292 km2 (113 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,907 m (9,537 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,761 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090707 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
edit- ^ (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)
12°02′54″S 74°35′41″W / 12.0483°S 74.5946°W
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