Quishuar District
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Kiswar | |
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District | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Tayacaja |
| Founded | March 6, 1957 |
| Capital | Quishuar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Rodolfo Acevedo Segura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,130 m (10,270 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 1,023 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 090713 |
Quishuar District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja in Peru.[1]
Its Quechua name kiswar is the name of the tree Buddleja incana.
Ethnic groups[edit]
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, 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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