Acoria District
Appearance
Acoria | |
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![]() Stone bridge in Acoria | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Huancavelica |
Capital | Acoria |
Government | |
• Mayor | Leonidas Leopoldo Bendezu Fernandez |
Area | |
• Total | 535.1 km2 (206.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,167 m (10,390 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,713 |
• Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090103 |
Acoria District is one of nineteen districts of the Huancavelica Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Pichqa Pukyu at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Asna Qucha
- Hatun Urqu
- Lima Lima
- Mulli Pata
- Muntiruyuq
- Qiñwa Pata
- Sallqantuy
- Suyu Qaqa
- Tika Wasi
- T'ula Urqun
- T'uru Rumi Urqu
- Willka P'iti
- Yana Chaka
- Yuraq Qaqa
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.35% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
References
- ^ (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 Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica 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)