Huaribamba District

Huaribamba
Wari Pampa
District
Huaribamba government building
Huaribamba government building
Map
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceTayacaja
CapitalHuaribamba
Government
 • MayorNilton Fortunato Minaya Romani
Area
 • Total
359.93 km2 (138.97 sq mi)
Elevation
2,996 m (9,829 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
7,962
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090709

Huaribamba District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Hatun Chaka
  • Hatun Wayq'u
  • Luychus
  • Muchka Urqu
  • Rayusqa
  • Saqsa Kunka
  • Uqsa Q'asa
  • Wamani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region)
  3. ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 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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