Yanas District

District in Huánuco, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yanas District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo in Peru.[1]

Country Peru
FoundedSeptember 12, 1921
CapitalYanas
Elevation
3,470 m (11,380 ft)
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Yanas
District
Interactive map of Yanas
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceDos de Mayo
FoundedSeptember 12, 1921
CapitalYanas
Government
 • MayorHeli Victor Garay Inga
Area
 • Total
36.31 km2 (14.02 sq mi)
Elevation
3,470 m (11,380 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total
3,815
 • Density105.1/km2 (272.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO100323
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A map of central Peru with the province Dos de Mayo outlined and Yanas highlighted in the center.
Yanas District (in red) within the province Dos de Mayo (in cream)

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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