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District in Apurímac, Peru
Huancarama
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceAndahuaylas
CapitalHuancarama
Government
 • MayorCarlos Cavero Contreras
Area
 • Total153.04 km (59.09 sq mi)
Elevation2,965 m (9,728 ft)
Population
 • Total7,792
 • Density51/km (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030204

Huancarama District is one of the nineteen districts of the province Andahuaylas in Peru.

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.47% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
Abancay
Andahuaylas
Antabamba
Aymaraes
Chincheros
Cotabambas
Grau

13°39′16″S 73°05′08″W / 13.65444°S 73.08556°W / -13.65444; -73.08556


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