Huanoquite District
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Huanoquite | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Cusco |
Province | Paruro |
Capital | Huanoquite |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tomas Quispe Antitupa |
Area | |
• Total | 362.67 km2 (140.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,396 m (11,142 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 5,920 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 081005 |
Huanoquite District is one of nine districts of the province Paruro 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 (94.33%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
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- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)