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Huanipaca District

Huanipaca
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Abancay
Founded November 21, 1893
Capital Huanipaca
Government
 • Mayor Jose Chacon Vargas
Area
 • Total 432.62 km2 (167.04 sq mi)
Elevation 3,150 m (10,330 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 5,257
 • Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030105

Huanipaca District is one of the nine districts of the province Abancay in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (77.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.41% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 13°30′04″S 72°56′18″W / 13.50111°S 72.93833°W / -13.50111; -72.93833


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