Achaya District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[1]
Achaya | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Puno |
Province | Azángaro |
Founded | May 2, 1854 |
Capital | Achaya |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pepe Romulo Condori Carlosviza |
Area | |
• Total | 132.23 km2 (51.05 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,846 m (12,618 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,770 |
• Density | 29/km2 (74/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 210202 |
Ethnic groups
editThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
edit- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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