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Ancahuasi District

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Country
  
Peru

Founded
  
September 15, 1986

Time zone
  
PET (UTC-5)

Elevation
  
3,435 m

Province
  
Anta Province

Region
  
Cusco

Capital
  
Ancahuasi

UBIGEO
  
080302

Area
  
123.6 kmĀ²

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Ancahuasi, Quechua Ankawasi (anka eagle, wasi house, "eagle house"), is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.

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Map of Ancahuasi District, Peru

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.86%) learnt to speak in childhood, 14.89 % of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

Ancahuasi District Wikipedia