Ahuaycha District

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Ahuaycha
Awaycha
District
Landscape of Ahuaycha
Landscape of Ahuaycha
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
Founded December 14, 1954
Capital Ahuaycha
Government
 • Mayor Raul Huaman Vasquez
Area
 • Total 90.96 km2 (35.12 sq mi)
Elevation 3,280 m (10,760 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 5,939
 • Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090704

Ahuaycha 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 (54.30%) learnt to speak in childhood, 45.43% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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