Acochaca District

Acochaca
Aquchaka
District

Coat of arms
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Asunción
Founded December 30, 1983
Capital Acochaca
Government
 • Mayor Edgar Benedicto Arce Ramirez
Area
 • Total 80.97 km2 (31.26 sq mi)
Elevation 3,350 m (10,990 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 4,079
 • Density 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020402
Website muniacochaca.gob.pe

Acochaca or Aquchaka (Quechua aqu sand, chaka bridge, "sand bridge") is one of two districts of the province Asunción 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 (92.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

External links

Coordinates: 8°31′59″S 77°52′59″W / 8.53306°S 77.88306°W / -8.53306; -77.88306

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