Yauli District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[1]
Yauli
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Huancavelica |
Founded | June 23, 1962 |
Capital | Yauli |
Government | |
• Mayor | Edwin Taipe Condori |
Area | |
• Total | 319.92 km2 (123.52 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,391 m (11,125 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,113 |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090117 |
The capital of the district is the town of Yauli.
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
Places of interest
editThe archaeological site Uchkus Inkañan is situated in the district.
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)