Achaya
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceAzángaro
FoundedMay 2, 1854
CapitalAchaya
Government
 • MayorPepe Romulo Condori Carlosviza
Area
 • Total132.23 km2 (51.05 sq mi)
Elevation
3,846 m (12,618 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total3,770
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210202

Achaya District is one of fifteen districts of the province Azángaro in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.74% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)


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