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District in Apurímac, Peru
Ongoy
Unquy
District
Country Peru
RegionApurímac
ProvinceChincheros
CapitalOngoy
Government
 • MayorEdwin Acosta Ccahuana
Area
 • Total237.56 km (91.72 sq mi)
Elevation2,768 m (9,081 ft)
Population
 • Total8,518
 • Density36/km (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO030606

Ongoy District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (92.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.76% 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 7, 2008.
  2. 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)
Abancay
Andahuaylas
Antabamba
Aymaraes
Chincheros
Cotabambas
Grau

13°24′14″S 73°40′12″W / 13.40389°S 73.67000°W / -13.40389; -73.67000


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