Yanas District
Yanas | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huánuco |
Province | Dos de Mayo |
Founded | September 12, 1921 |
Capital | Yanas |
Government | |
• Mayor | Heli Victor Garay Inga |
Area | |
• Total | 36.31 km2 (14.02 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,470 m (11,380 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,815 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 100323 |
Yanas District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo in Peru.[1]
Ethnic groups
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)