Huayllán District

Huayllán
Wayllan
District
The archaeological site of Yaynu, Huayllán District
The archaeological site of Yaynu, Huayllán District
Location of Huayllán in the Pomabamba province
Location of Huayllán in the Pomabamba province
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvincePomabamba
FoundedJune 28, 1955
CapitalHuayllán
Government
 • MayorLimas Velveder Miguel Angel
Area
 • Total
88.97 km2 (34.35 sq mi)
Elevation
3,000 m (10,000 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO021602
Websitemunipomabamba.gob.pe

Huayllán District is one of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (89.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

8°51′46″S 77°27′16″W / 8.86278°S 77.45444°W / -8.86278; -77.45444


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