Acochaca District Explained

Acochaca
Native Name:Aquchaka
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ancash
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Asunción
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:December 30, 1983
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Acochaca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Edgar Benedicto Arce Ramirez
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:80.97
Elevation M:3350
Population Total:4079
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:020402
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

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe