Huando District

District in Huancavelica, Peru

Huando

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District

Country|  Peru
Region| Huancavelica
Province| Huancavelica
Founded| November 16, 1892
Capital| Huando
Government

• Mayor| Robert Geronimo Guerra Quinteros
Area

• Total| 193.9 km2 (74.9 sq mi)
Elevation

| 3,562 m (11,686 ft)
Population

(2005 census)

• Total| 8,678
• Density| 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO| 090119

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

## 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 (53.49%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.10% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

## References[edit]

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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*   * Districts of Huancavelica Region
* Peru

Acobamba|

* Acobamba
* Andabamba
* Anta
* Caja
* Marcas
* Paucará
* Pomacocha
* Rosario

Angaraes|

* Anchonga
* Callanmarca
* Ccochaccasa
* Chincho
* Congalla
* Huanca-Huanca
* Huayllay Grande
* Julcamarca
* Lircay
* San Antonio de Antaparco
* Santo Tomás de Pata
* Secclla

Castrovirreyna|

* Arma
* Aurahua
* Capillas
* Castrovirreyna
* Chupamarca
* Cocas
* Huachos
* Huamatambo
* Mollepampa
* San Juan
* Santa Ana
* Tantara
* Ticrapo

Churcampa|

* Anco
* Chinchihuasi
* Churcampa
* Cosme
* El Carmen
* La Merced
* Lacroja
* Pachamarca
* Paucarbamba
* San Miguel de Mayocc
* San Pedro de Coris

Huancavelica|

* Acobambilla
* Acoria
* Ascensión
* Conayca
* Cuenca
* Huachocolpa
* Huancavelica
* Huando
* Huayllahuara
* Izcuchaca
* Laria
* Manta
* Mariscal Cáceres
* Moya
* Nuevo Occoro
* Palca
* Pilchaca
* Vilca
* Yauli

Huaytará|

* Ayaví
* Córdova
* Huayacundo Arma
* Huaytará
* Laramarca
* Ocoyo
* Pilpichaca
* Querco
* Quito-Arma
* San Antonio de Cusicancha
* San Francisco de Sangayaico
* San Isidro
* Santiago de Chocorvos
* Santiago de Quirahuara
* Santo Domingo de Capillas
* Tambo

Tayacaja|

* Acostambo
* Acraquia
* Ahuaycha
* Colcabamba
* Daniel Hernández
* Huachocolpa
* Huaribamba
* Ñahuimpuquio
* Pampas
* Pazos
* Quishuar
* Salcabamba
* Salcahuasi
* San Marcos de Rocchac
* Surcubamba
* Tintay Puncu

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