Acocro District Explained

Acocro
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ayacucho
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Huamanga
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 23, 1964
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Acocro
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Auberto Morote Enciso
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:406.83
Elevation M:3247
Population Total:9287
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:050102

Acocro District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest mountains of the district is Yana Phiruru at approximately 4200m (13,800feet). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

-13.2188°N -74.0443°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe