Carhuanca District

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Carhuanca
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Vilcas Huamán
Capital Carhuanca
Area
 • Total 56.91 km2 (21.97 sq mi)
Elevation 2,960 m (9,710 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 1,201
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 051103

Carhuanca District is one of eight districts of the province Vilcas Huamán 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 (83.83%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.90% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) 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)


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