Country Peru Province Tayacaja Capital Quishuar Area 31.54 km² | Region Huancavelica Founded March 6, 1957 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 3,130 m | |
Quishuar District is one of sixteen districts of the province Tayacaja in Peru.
Its Quechua name kiswar is the name of the tree Buddleja incana.
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.60% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Quishuar District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA