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Acocro District

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Acocro
Map
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuamanga
FoundedNovember 23, 1964
CapitalAcocro
Government
 • MayorAuberto Morote Enciso
Area
 • Total
406.83 km2 (157.08 sq mi)
Elevation
3,247 m (10,653 ft)
Population
 • Total
9,287
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050102

Acocro District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:Es icon Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)