Yauli District, Huancavelica
Appearance
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 |
Yauli District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[1]
The capital of the district is the town of Yauli.
Ethnic groups
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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)