Ancahuasi District

Ancahuasi
Ankawasi
District
Coordinates: 13°27′21″S 72°18′02″W / 13.4557°S 72.3005°W / -13.4557; -72.3005Coordinates: 13°27′21″S 72°18′02″W / 13.4557°S 72.3005°W / -13.4557; -72.3005
Country  Peru
Region Cusco
Province Anta
Founded September 15, 1986
Capital Ancahuasi
Government
  Mayor Ubaldo Kuncho Rimachi
Area
  Total 123.58 km2 (47.71 sq mi)
Elevation 3,435 m (11,270 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,543
  Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 080302

Ancahuasi, Quechua Ankawasi (anka eagle, wasi house, "eagle house"), is one of nine districts of the province Anta 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 (84.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.89 % 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 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
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