Salcahuasi | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Tayacaja |
Founded | June 18, 1987 |
Capital | Salcahuasi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mauro Ruben Inocente Morales |
Area | |
• Total | 117.98 km2 (45.55 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,150 m (10,330 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,811 |
• Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090715 |
Salcahuasi 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 (89.78%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.69% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]