Cuenca District, Huancavelica
Cuenca District | |
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| 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 | |
| • 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ (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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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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12°25′51″S 75°02′11″W / 12.43083°S 75.03639°W
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