Huaynacotas District is one of eleven districts of the province La Unión in Peru.[1]
Huaynacotas | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | La Unión |
| Capital | Taurisma |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eulogio Rodriguez Gonzales |
| Area | |
• Total | 932.64 km2 (360.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,590 m (8,500 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,778 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 040804 |
Geography
editThe Wansu mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest peaks of the province are listed below:[2]
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Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (71.98%) learnt to speak in childhood, 27.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)
- ^ 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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