Huayllán District is one of 4 districts in the Pomabamba Province of the Ancash Region in Peru.
Huayllán
Wayllan | |
|---|---|
 The archaeological site of Yaynu, Huayllán District | |
 Location of Huayllán in the Pomabamba province | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Ancash |
| Province | Pomabamba |
| Founded | June 28, 1955 |
| Capital | Huayllán |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Limas Velveder Miguel Angel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88.97 km2 (34.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,000 m (10,000 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 021602 |
| Website | munipomabamba.gob.pe |
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 (89.73%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.95% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que apredió hablar (in Spanish)
External links edit
- (in Spanish) Official website of the Pomabamba Province
8°51′46″S 77°27′16″W / 8.86278°S 77.45444°W
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