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Huacachi District

Coordinates: 9°16′S 76°54′W / 9.267°S 76.900°W / -9.267; -76.900
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Huacachi
Huacachi District
Huacachi District
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceHuari
FoundedOctober 14, 1901
CapitalHuacachi
Government
 • MayorFiloter Americo Montalvo Espinoza
Area
 • Total86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi)
Elevation
3,509 m (11,512 ft)
Population
 • Total2,170
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021005

Huacachi District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in the Ancash Region of Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.42%) learnt to speak in childhood, 22.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)

9°16′S 76°54′W / 9.267°S 76.900°W / -9.267; -76.900