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Huayana
District
Country	Peru
Region	Apurímac
Province	Andahuaylas
Founded	October 30, 1984
Capital	Huayana
Government
• Mayor	Hermelinda Pareja Urpi
Area
• Total	96.87 km (37.40 sq mi)
Elevation	3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population
• Total	1,280
• Density	13/km (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	030206

Huayana District is one of the nineteen districts of the Andahuaylas Province in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Qucha Urqu at approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

• Chipana Wayq'u
• Puma Pukyu
• Qillqata Urqu
• Sach'a P'ukru
• Silla Q'asa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.67% 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. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Andahuaylas Province (Apurímac Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población

14°02′54″S 73°36′35″W / 14.04833°S 73.60972°W / -14.04833; -73.60972

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