Punchao District
District in Huánuco, Peru
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Punchao or Punchaw (Quechua for "day") is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.[1]
Punchao
Punchaw | |
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Punchao | |
 Interactive map of Punchao | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Huánuco |
| Province | Huamalíes |
| Founded | October 7, 1942 |
| Capital | Punchao |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pompeyo Macario Timoteo Cadillo |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.24 km2 (16.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,534 m (11,594 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,542 |
| • Density | 60.18/km2 (155.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 100508 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
