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Incahuasi District

Incahuasi
Inkawasi
District
Church of Incahuasi during a procession
Church of Incahuasi during a procession
Country  Peru
Region Lambayeque
Province Ferreñafe
Founded February 17, 1951
Capital Incahuasi
Government
 • Mayor Cesar Martans Manayay Lucero
Area
 • Total 443.91 km2 (171.39 sq mi)
Elevation 3,078 m (10,098 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 14,884
 • Density 34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 140203

Incahuasi District or Inkawasi (Quechua Inka Inca, wasi house, "Inca house") is one of six districts of the Ferreñafe Province in the lambayeque Region in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua (Inkawasi-Kañaris Quechua) is the language which the majority of the population (85.72%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 6°14′09″S 79°19′00″W / 6.2357°S 79.3168°W / -6.2357; -79.3168


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