Ongoy
Unquy
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceChincheros
CapitalOngoy
Government
  MayorEdwin Acosta Ccahuana
Area
  Total237.56 km2 (91.72 sq mi)
Elevation
2,768 m (9,081 ft)
Population
  Total8,518
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030606

Ongoy District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (92.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.76% 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 Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 7, 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)

13°24′14″S 73°40′12″W / 13.40389°S 73.67000°W / -13.40389; -73.67000


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