Yauya District

Yauya District is one of three districts of the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald in Peru.[1]

Yauya

Yawya
Suspension bridge of Pukayaku (Pucayacu) across the river Yanamayu which connects the districts Llama and Yauya
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceCarlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
FoundedNovember 18, 1905
CapitalYauya
Government
 • MayorAntonio Sulpicio Villanueva Castillejo
Area
 • Total170.41 km2 (65.80 sq mi)
Elevation
3,250 m (10,660 ft)
Population
 • Total5,460
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020703

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


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