Huancaraylla District
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Huancaraylla | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Víctor Fajardo |
Founded | January 2, 1857 |
Capital | Huancaraylla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Santos Quispe Nicodemos |
Area | |
• Total | 165.49 km2 (63.90 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,230 m (10,600 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,796 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 051009 |
Huancaraylla District is one of twelve districts of the Víctor Fajardo Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Wayta Wayta at 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Aqu Q'asa
- Hatun Urqu
- Inti Watana
- K'ark'a Pata
- Llut'u Pukyu
- Punta Urqu
- Qichqa Urqu
- Saywa
- Wank'a Saywa
- Yana Pukyu
- Yuraq Urqu
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.34%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.54% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Víctor Fajardo Province (Ayacucho Region)
- ^ 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 aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Wankaraylla, distrito donde nació el Cronista Indio Guaman Puma de Ayala. Perteneció al curato de Willkawaman en el Virreynato. Tiene un clima templado y sol todo el año. Sus hijos más ilustres son Casimiro Yaranga y Abdón Yaranga V.
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