Yanque | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Arequipa |
Province | Caylloma |
Capital | Yanque |
Government | |
• Mayor | Apolinario Sarayasi Ynca |
Area | |
• Total | 1,108.58 km2 (428.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,417 m (11,211 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,479 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 040519 |
Yanque District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]