Huanipaca District Explained

Huanipaca
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Apurímac
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Abancay
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:November 21, 1893
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Huanipaca
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jose Chacon Vargas
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:432.62
Elevation M:3150
Population Total:5257
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5
Blank Name Sec1:UBIGEO
Blank Info Sec1:030105

Huanipaca District is one of the nine districts of the Abancay Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Ampay at 5236m (17,178feet) located in the Ampay National Sanctuary. Other mountains 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 (77.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

-13.5011°N -72.9383°W

Notes and References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Digital . Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Abancay Province (Apurimac Region)
  3. http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/iinei/RedatamCpv2007.asp?id=ResultadosCensales?ori=C inei.gob.pe