Acomayo District

Acomayo (in hispanicized spelling) or Aqumayu (Quechua aqu sand, mayu river, "sand river") is one of seven districts of the province Acomayo in Peru.[1]

Acomayo

Aqumayu
Country Peru
RegionCusco
ProvinceAcomayo
CapitalAcomayo
Government
  MayorMoises Ramos Villares
Area
  Total141.27 km2 (54.54 sq mi)
Elevation
3,207 m (10,522 ft)
Population
  Total5,062
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO080201

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (74.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.18% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 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

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