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12°14′38″S 74°46′39″W / 12.2439°S 74.7774°W / -12.2439; -74.7774
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Quishuar
Kiswar
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
FoundedMarch 6, 1957
Capital Quishuar
Government
 •  MayorJosé Rodolfo Acevedo Segura
Area
 • Total31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi)
Elevation
3,130 m (10,270 ft)
Population
 • Total1,023
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 ( PET)
UBIGEO090713

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

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

  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)


12°14′38″S 74°46′39″W / 12.2439°S 74.7774°W / -12.2439; -74.7774


quishuar+district Latitude and Longitude:

12°14′38″S 74°46′39″W / 12.2439°S 74.7774°W / -12.2439; -74.7774
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quishuar
Kiswar
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Tayacaja
FoundedMarch 6, 1957
Capital Quishuar
Government
 •  MayorJosé Rodolfo Acevedo Segura
Area
 • Total31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi)
Elevation
3,130 m (10,270 ft)
Population
 • Total1,023
 • Density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 ( PET)
UBIGEO090713

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

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

  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)


12°14′38″S 74°46′39″W / 12.2439°S 74.7774°W / -12.2439; -74.7774


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