Huamanquiquia
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
FoundedJune 2, 1936
CapitalHuamanquiquia
Government
  MayorCirilo Marino Aponte Enriquez
Area
  Total67.33 km2 (26.00 sq mi)
Elevation
3,350 m (10,990 ft)
Population
  Total1,324
  Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051008

Huamanquiquia District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo 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 (93.43%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.73% 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 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)

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