Ancahuasi District Explained

Ancahuasi
Native Name:Ankawasi
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Coordinates:-13.4557°N -72.3005°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Cusco
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Anta
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:September 15, 1986
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Ancahuasi
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Ubaldo Kuncho Rimachi
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:123.58
Elevation M:3435
Population Total:7543
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:080302

Ancahuasi, Quechua Ankawasi (anka eagle, wasi house, "eagle house"), is one of nine districts of the province Anta 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 (84.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.89 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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