Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica Explained

Huachocolpa
Native Name:Wachu Qullpa
Native Name Lang:qu
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Huancavelica
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Huancavelica
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:October 29, 1953
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Huachocolpa
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Celso Condori Ramos
(2007-2010)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:336.28
Elevation M:3956
Population Total:3255
Population As Of:
(2005)
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:090106

Huachocolpa District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district 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 (54.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

References

-13.0317°N -74.9471°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 map Huancavelica Province 2 (Huancavelica Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe