Cuenca District, Huancavelica
District in Huancavelica, Peru
Cuenca District | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Huancavelica |
Founded | August 17, 1920 |
Capital | Cuenca |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hugo Barra Huarocc |
Area | |
• Total | 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,167 m (10,390 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 2,669 |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090105 |
Cuenca District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica 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 (64.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.65% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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12°25′51″S 75°02′11″W / 12.43083°S 75.03639°W / -12.43083; -75.03639
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