Anco-Huallo District Explained

Anco-Huallo
Native Name:Anku Wallu
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apurímac
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Chincheros
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:February 20, 1964
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Uripa
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Samuel Alex Medina Cardenas
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:38.9
Elevation M:3204
Population Total:10510
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:030602

Anco-Huallo District is one of the eight districts of the province Chincheros 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 (71.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

-13.5331°N -73.6769°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  2. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe