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Huaccana District

Coordinates: 13°23′15″S 73°41′23″W / 13.38750°S 73.68972°W / -13.38750; -73.68972
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Huaccana
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceChincheros
FoundedJune 12, 1985
CapitalHuaccana
Government
 • MayorDemetrio Najardemetrio Najarro Salazar
Area
 • Total472.12 km2 (182.29 sq mi)
Elevation
3,075 m (10,089 ft)
Population
 • Total8,966
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030604

Huaccana District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

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The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (83.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  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°23′15″S 73°41′23″W / 13.38750°S 73.68972°W / -13.38750; -73.68972