Acoria
District
Stone bridge in Acoria
Stone bridge in Acoria
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceHuancavelica
CapitalAcoria
Government
 • MayorLeonidas Leopoldo Bendezu Fernandez
Area
 • Total535.1 km2 (206.6 sq mi)
Elevation
3,167 m (10,390 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total27,713
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090103

Acoria District is one of nineteen districts of the Huancavelica Province in Peru.[1]

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pichqa Pukyu at approximately 4,400 m (14,400 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

  • Asna Qucha
  • Hatun Urqu
  • Lima Lima
  • Mulli Pata
  • Muntiruyuq
  • Qiñwa Pata
  • Sallqantuy
  • Suyu Qaqa
  • Tika Wasi
  • T'ula Urqun
  • T'uru Rumi Urqu
  • Willka P'iti
  • Yana Chaka
  • Yuraq Qaqa

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.35% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe/ UGEL map Huancavelica Province (Huancavelica Region)
  3. ↑ 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)

12°38′34″S 74°51′42″W / 12.6429°S 74.8616°W / -12.6429; -74.8616

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