Yanama District

Yanama District is one of eight districts of the province Yungay in Peru.[1]

Yanama
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceYungay
FoundedAugust 2, 1920
CapitalYanama
Government
  MayorLucio Pedro Julca Cordova
Area
  Total279.85 km2 (108.05 sq mi)
Elevation
3,375 m (11,073 ft)
Population
  Total7,105
  Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO022008

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.35%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.36% 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. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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