Quishuar District
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| Quishuar Kiswar |
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| District | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huancavelica |
| Province | Tayacaja |
| Founded | March 6, 1957 |
| Capital | Quishuar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Rodolfo Acevedo Segura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,130 m (10,270 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 1,023 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 090713 |
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
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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| Acobamba | |
| Angaraes | |
| Castrovirreyna | |
| Churcampa | |
| Huancavelica | |
| Huaytará | |
| Tayacaja | |
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