Huaribamba District
Appearance
Huaribamba
Wari Pampa | |
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![]() Huaribamba government building | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Tayacaja |
Capital | Huaribamba |
Government | |
• Mayor | Nilton Fortunato Minaya Romani |
Area | |
• Total | 359.93 km2 (138.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,996 m (9,829 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,962 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090709 |
Huaribamba District is one of sixteen districts of the Tayacaja Province in Peru.[1]
Geography
[edit]One of the highest peaks of the district is Yana Urqu at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]
- Hatun Chaka
- Hatun Wayq'u
- Luychus
- Muchka Urqu
- Rayusqa
- Saqsa Kunka
- Uqsa Q'asa
- Wamani
Ethnic groups
[edit]The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (65.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.07% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Tayacaja Province (Apurímac Region)
- ^ 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)