Country Peru Founded October 7, 1942 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 3,534 m UBIGEO 100508 | Region Huánuco Capital Punchao Area 42.24 km² | |
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Punchao or Punchaw (Quechua for "day") is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes in Peru.
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Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (67.09%) learnt to speak in childhood, 32.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
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Punchao District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA