Huachocolpa
Wachuqullpa | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Tayacaja |
Founded | January 31, 1951 |
Capital | Huachocolpa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Alberto Hinostroza Huamani |
Area | |
• Total | 292 km2 (113 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,907 m (9,537 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,761 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090707 |
Huachocolpa District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja in Peru.[1]
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.20% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]