Acocro District
Acocro | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ayacucho |
Province | Huamanga |
Founded | November 23, 1964 |
Capital | Acocro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Auberto Morote Enciso |
Area | |
• Total | 406.83 km2 (157.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,247 m (10,653 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 9,287 |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 050102 |
Acocro District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga 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 (95.51%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Coordinates: 13°13′08″S 74°02′39″W / 13.2188°S 74.0443°W
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