Yanas District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo in Peru.[1]
Yanas | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Dos de Mayo |
| Founded | September 12, 1921 |
| Capital | Yanas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heli Victor Garay Inga |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.31 km2 (14.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,470 m (11,380 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,815 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100323 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.59% 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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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