Asquipata District

Asquipata District is one of twelve districts of the province Víctor Fajardo in Peru.[1]

Asquipata

Askipata
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceVíctor Fajardo
FoundedDecember 23, 1986
CapitalAsquipata
Government
  MayorJuan Gualberto Huamani Sulca
Area
  Total70.72 km2 (27.31 sq mi)
Elevation
3,350 m (10,990 ft)
Population
  Total435
  Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO051004

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.82% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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)

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