Huaro District

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Huaro
Waru
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceQuispicanchi
FoundedSeptember 26, 1952
CapitalHuaro
Government
 • MayorJulián Condori Puma
Area
 • Total106.28 km2 (41.03 sq mi)
Elevation
3,157 m (10,358 ft)
Population
 • Total4,587
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO081207

The Huaro District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created by Law No. 11863 on September 26, 1952, its capital is the town of Huaro.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 42.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)