Yauya District is one of three
districts
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of the province
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald in
Peru
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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
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 ...
).
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INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
See also
* Maray Qalla
Maray Qalla (Quechua ''maran'', ''maray'' batan or grindstone, ''maray'' to tear down, to knock down, ''qalla'' carved stone, cobblestone; circular spindle disk; cheek, also spelled ''Maraycalla, Maraycalle'') is an archaeological site in Peru. ...
* Yanamayu
Yanamayo (possibly from Quechua ''yana'' black, ''mayu'' river, "black river") is a river in the Ancash Region in Peru
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References
Districts of the Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province
Districts of the Ancash Region
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