Yauya District
Appearance
Yauya
Yawya | |
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![]() Suspension bridge of Pukayaku (Pucayacu) across the river Yanamayu which connects the districts Llama and Yauya | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald |
Founded | November 18, 1905 |
Capital | Yauya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Sulpicio Villanueva Castillejo |
Area | |
• Total | 170.41 km2 (65.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,250 m (10,660 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,460 |
• Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 020703 |
Yauya District is one of three districts of the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald 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 (92.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- ^ Template:Es icon 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)