Yauli | |
Native Name: | Yawlli |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Huancavelica |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Huancavelica |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | June 23, 1962 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Yauli |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Edwin Taipe Condori |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 319.92 |
Elevation M: | 3391 |
Population Total: | 25113 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 090117 |
Yauli District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[1]
The capital of the district is the town of Yauli.
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.36%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
The archaeological site Uchkus Inkañan is situated in the district.