Anco District, La Mar

Anco District
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLa Mar
CapitalChiquintirca
Government
 • MayorWilder Manyavilca Silva
Area
 • Total1,098.2 km2 (424.0 sq mi)
Elevation
3,215 m (10,548 ft)
Population
 • Total14,551
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050502

Anco District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.44% 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 April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)

13°06′51″S 73°43′53″W / 13.1143°S 73.7313°W / -13.1143; -73.7313


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