Independencia District  | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Region | Ayacucho | 
| Province | Vilcas Huamán | 
| Founded | March 12, 1986 | 
| Capital | Paccha Huallhua | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.28 km2 (32.93 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 2,950 m (9,680 ft) | 
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,118 | 
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) | 
| UBIGEO | 051106 | 
Independencia District is one of eight districts of the province Vilcas Huamán 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 (93.44%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.27% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
 - ↑ 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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