Achaya District

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Achaya
District
Country  Peru
Region Puno
Province Azángaro
Founded May 2, 1854
Capital Achaya
Government
 • Mayor Pepe Romulo Condori Carlosviza
Area
 • Total 132.23 km2 (51.05 sq mi)
Elevation 3,846 m (12,618 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,770
 • Density 29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 210202

Achaya District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro 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 (96.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

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  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)