Amashca District

Amashca
District
Country  Peru
Region Ancash
Province Carhuaz
Founded December 14, 1941
Capital Amashca
Government
  Mayor Leoncio Jaime Cadillo Chapeton
Area
  Total 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Elevation 2,850 m (9,350 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,745
  Density 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 020603

Amashca District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz 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 (87.56%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived May 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)

Coordinates: 9°13′59″S 77°39′00″W / 9.23306°S 77.65000°W / -9.23306; -77.65000

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