Anco District, Churcampa

Anco District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa in Peru.[1]

Anco District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceChurcampa
CapitalLa Esmeralda
Government
  MayorDelfin Huarcaya Palante
Area
  Total275.03 km2 (106.19 sq mi)
Elevation
2,404 m (7,887 ft)
Population
  Total9,373
  Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090502

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.49% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

12.6828°S 74.5874°W / -12.6828; -74.5874

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