Huacchis District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.[1]
Huacchis | |
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 Huacchis District | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Huari |
| Founded | December 14, 1954 |
| Capital | Huacchis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Serafin Perez Remigio |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.16 km2 (27.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,491 m (11,453 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,151 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021006 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (76.82%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.76 % 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)
9°12′01″S 76°47′16″W / 9.20033°S 76.78780°W
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