Ayahuanco District

District in Ayacucho, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ayahuanco District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta in Peru.[1]

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Ayahuanco
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Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuanta
FoundedJune 20, 1955
CapitalViracochan
Government
  MayorPablo Maldonado Quispe
Area
  Total
871.49 km2 (336.48 sq mi)
Elevation
3,414 m (11,201 ft)
Population
  Total
5,261
  Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050402
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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.94%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.75% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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