Huacaña is one of 11
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of the
Sucre Province
Sucre Province is a Provinces of Peru, province in the eastern part of the Ayacucho Region in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest mountains of the province is Qarwarasu (Ayacucho), Qarwarasu at . Other mountains are listed below:
Political ...
in the
Ayacucho region
Ayacucho () is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as ...
in
Peru.
Population
The population of Huacaña is 633 people, consisting of 306 men and 327 women.
[INEI]
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly
indigenous citizens of
Quechua descent.
Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.65% of the residents started speaking using the
Spanish language (
2007 Peru Census
The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Viviend ...
).
inei.gob.pe
INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Administrative division
The populated places in the district are Huacaña, Chuschama, Jornada, Pisicc Tocllana, Milluqucha ''(Milloccocha)'', Yahuayro, Posihua, Challwani ''(Challhuani)'', Aluzpampa, Paccha, Ccellhinsa, Matiyuq ''(Matiyocc)'', Corita, Paucaray and Virgen de las Nieves.[
]
See also
* Aqu Urqu
Aqu Urqu (Quechua ''aqu'' sand, ''urqu'' mountain "sand mountain", also spelled ''Acco Orcco'') is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Ayacucho Region, Lucanas Province, Chipao District, and in the Sucre Province
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References
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