Anchonga District
Anchonga District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.[1]
Anchonga | |
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| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Angaraes |
| Founded | January 5, 1945 |
| Capital | Anchonga |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Octavio Javier Quispe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.4 km2 (28.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,298 m (10,820 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,282 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090302 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.71%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- 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)
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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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