Yauya District

Yauya Yawya
District
Suspension bridge of Pukayaku (Pucayacu) across the river Yanamayu which connects the districts Llama and Yauya
Interactive map of Yauya
Country	Peru
Region	Ancash
Province	Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
Founded	November 18, 1905
Capital	Yauya
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Sulpicio Villanueva Castillejo
Area
• Total	170.41 km^2 (65.80 sq mi)
Elevation	3,250 m (10,660 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	5,460
• Density	32.0/km^2 (83.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	020703

Yauya District is one of three districts of the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald 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 (92.69%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

See also

• Maray Qalla
• Yanamayu

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 INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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