Huachocolpa
Wachu Qullpa | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Huancavelica |
Founded | October 29, 1953 |
Capital | Huachocolpa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Celso Condori Ramos (2007-2010) |
Area | |
• Total | 336.28 km2 (129.84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,956 m (12,979 ft) |
Population ( (2005)) | |
• Total | 3,255 |
• Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090106 |
Huachocolpa District is one of nineteen districts of the province Huancavelica in Peru.[1]
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (54.92%) learnt to speak in childhood, 44.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]