Yanama District

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

Yanama Yanama
District
Nickname:  Yanama
Coordinates: 9°01′59″S 77°28′59″W
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Yungay
Founded	August 2, 1920
Capital	Yanama
Area
• Total	279.85 km2 (108.05 sq mi)
Elevation	3,375 m (11,073 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	7,105
• Density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	022008

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

• Kiswar
• Pirámide
• Pukarahu
• Tuqtupampa
• Yanaphaqcha
• Yanarahu (Ruriqucha)
• Yanarahu (Yanama-Yungay)

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)