Acraquia District Explained

Acraquia
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Huancavelica
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Tayacaja
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:September 9, 1954
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Acraquia
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Roger Hermogenes Huaripata Solier
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:110.27
Elevation M:3287
Population Total:5061
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:090703

Acraquia District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja 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 (51.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 47.98% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

-12.4068°N -74.9014°W

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