Huaccana District Explained

Huaccana
Native Name Lang:es
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:June 12, 1985
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Huaccana
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Demetrio Najardemetrio Najarro Salazar
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:472.12
Elevation M:3075
Population Total:8966
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:030604

Huaccana 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 (83.12%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.39% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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