Yanque District

District in Arequipa, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yanque District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]

Elevation
3,417 m (11,211 ft)
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Yanque
Church in Yanque
Church in Yanque
Interactive map of Yanque
Country Peru
RegionArequipa
ProvinceCaylloma
CapitalYanque
Government
  MayorApolinario Sarayasi Ynca
Area
  Total
1,108.58 km2 (428.03 sq mi)
Elevation
3,417 m (11,211 ft)
Population
  Total
2,479
  Density2.236/km2 (5.792/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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