Ancahuasi District

Ancahuasi, Quechua Ankawasi (anka eagle, wasi house, "eagle house"), is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.[1]

Ancahuasi

Ankawasi
Coordinates: 13.4557°S 72.3005°W / -13.4557; -72.3005
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceAnta
FoundedSeptember 15, 1986
CapitalAncahuasi
Government
  MayorUbaldo Kuncho Rimachi
Area
  Total123.58 km2 (47.71 sq mi)
Elevation
3,435 m (11,270 ft)
Population
  Total7,543
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080302

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. (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
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