Huachocolpa
Wachuqullpa
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceTayacaja
FoundedJanuary 31, 1951
CapitalHuachocolpa
Government
  MayorLuis Alberto Hinostroza Huamani
Area
  Total292 km2 (113 sq mi)
Elevation
2,907 m (9,537 ft)
Population
  Total3,761
  Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090707

Huachocolpa District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (93.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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. 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)

12°02′54″S 74°35′41″W / 12.0483°S 74.5946°W / -12.0483; -74.5946


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