Huaribamba District

Huaribamba Wari Pampa
District
Huaribamba government building
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Province	Tayacaja
Capital	Huaribamba
Government
• Mayor	Nilton Fortunato Minaya Romani
Area
• Total	359.93 km^2 (138.97 sq mi)
Elevation	2,996 m (9,829 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	7,962
• Density	22/km^2 (57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	090709

Huaribamba District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Hatun Chaka
• Hatun Wayq'u
• Luychus
• Muchka Urqu
• Rayusqa
• Saqsa Kunka
• Uqsa Q'asa
• Wamani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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