Cuenca District, Huancavelica

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Cuenca
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Huancavelica
Founded August 17, 1920
Capital Cuenca
Government
 • Mayor Hugo Barra Huarocc
Area
 • Total 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi)
Elevation 3,167 m (10,390 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,669
 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090105

Cuenca District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica 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 (64.01%) learnt to speak in childhood, 35.65% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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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