Inchupalla District

Inchupalla District is one of eight districts of the province Huancané in Peru.[1]

Inchupalla
District
Country Peru
RegionPuno
ProvinceHuancané
CapitalInchupalla
Government
 • MayorJuan Sucasaire Aquise
Area
 • Total289.03 km2 (111.60 sq mi)
Elevation
3,932 m (12,900 ft)
Population
 • Total3,848
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO210604

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Aymara is the language which the majority of the population (92.65%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.24% 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 2008-04-23 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: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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