Yanque District

Yanque
District
Church in Yanque
Church in Yanque
Map
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCaylloma
CapitalYanque
Government
 • MayorApolinario Sarayasi Ynca
Area
 • Total
1,108.58 km2 (428.03 sq mi)
Elevation
3,417 m (11,211 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
2,479
 • Density2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO040519

Yanque District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.13% 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)


15°38′59″S 71°39′43″W / 15.6498°S 71.6620°W / -15.6498; -71.6620


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