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Quinua District

Quinua
Kinwa
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Capital Quinua
Government
 • Mayor Otilia Martha Chavez Gutierrez
Area
 • Total 145.63 km2 (56.23 sq mi)
Elevation 3,396 m (11,142 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 5,881
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050108

Quinua District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga in Peru.

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.00%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.76% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).


Coordinates: 13°02′56″S 74°08′22″W / 13.0490°S 74.1394°W / -13.0490; -74.1394


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