Huachocolpa District, Huancavelica

District in Huancavelica, Peru

Huachocolpa Wachu Qullpa
District
Country	Peru
Region	Huancavelica
Province	Huancavelica
Founded	October 29, 1953
Capital	Huachocolpa
Government
• Mayor	Celso Condori Ramos (2007-2010)
Area
• Total	336.28 km² (129.84 sq mi)
Elevation	3,956 m (12,979 ft)
Population ( (2005))
• Total	3,255
• Density	9.7/km² (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	090106

Huachocolpa District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.^[1]

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:^[2]

Anqas
Atuq Marka
Chapi Urqu
Chawpi Urqu
Ch'aqra Punta
Hatun Chupa Urqu
Inqhana
K'allapayuq
Llipllina
Pata Wasi
Puka Punta
Rayusqa
Uña Paka
Wamanripa
Wayra Q'asa
Yana Chuku
Yana Mach'ay
Yana Urqu (near Chapi Urqu)
Yana Urqu
Yawarqucha
Yuraq Mach'ay

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[3]

References

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