Huacaybamba District
Huacaybamba | |
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Location of Huacaybamba in the Huacaybamba province | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Huacaybamba |
| Capital | Huacaybamba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 586.21 km2 (226.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,168 m (10,394 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,048 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100401 |
Huacaybamba District is one of four districts of the province Huacaybamba in Peru.[1] The district was created in 1857 during the presidency of Ramón Castilla.[2]
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 (65.93%) learnt to speak in childhood, 33.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
References[edit]
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ "Distrito de Huacaybamba, provincia de Huacaybamba, región Huánuco". Portal iPerú (in Spanish). 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ 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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| Ambo | |
| Dos de Mayo | |
| Huacaybamba | |
| Huamalíes | |
| Huánuco | |
| Lauricocha | |
| Leoncio Prado | |
| Marañón | |
| Pachitea | |
| Puerto Inca | |
| Yarowilca | |
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