Yunga
Yunka | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Moquegua |
Province | General Sánchez Cerro |
Founded | March 19, 1965 |
Capital | Yunga |
Government | |
• Mayor | Leonardo Chivigorri Chivigorri |
Area | |
• Total | 110.74 km2 (42.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,571 m (11,716 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,352 |
• Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 180211 |
Yunga District is one of eleven districts of the province General Sánchez Cerro 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 (73.38%) learnt to speak in childhood, 24.98% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
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General Sánchez Cerro | |
Ilo | |
Mariscal Nieto |