Anco District, Churcampa

Anco District
District
Map
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceChurcampa
CapitalLa Esmeralda
Government
 • MayorDelfin Huarcaya Palante
Area
 • Total
275.03 km2 (106.19 sq mi)
Elevation
2,404 m (7,887 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
9,373
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090502

Anco District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa 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 (92.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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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