Acochaca District

Acochaca Aquchaka
District
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Acochaca
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Asunción
Founded	December 30, 1983
Capital	Acochaca
Government
• Mayor	Edgar Benedicto Arce Ramirez
Area
• Total	80.97 km^2 (31.26 sq mi)
Elevation	3,350 m (10,990 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	4,079
• Density	50.38/km^2 (130.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	020402
Website	muniacochaca.gob.pe

Acochaca or Aquchaka (Quechua aqu sand, chaka bridge, "sand bridge") is one of two districts of the province Asunción 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 (92.67%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

See also

• Ancash Quechua

References

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 apredió hablar (in Spanish)

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipal web site

8°31′59″S 77°52′59″W / 8.53306°S 77.88306°W / -8.53306; -77.88306