Country Peru Founded November 22, 1868 Time zone PET (UTC-5) Elevation 2,828 m Province Carhuaz Province | Region Ancash Capital Yungar Website www.muniyungar.gob.pe Area 46.43 km² UBIGEO 20611 | |
Yungar District is one of eleven districts of the province Carhuaz in 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 (80.11%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
References
Yungar District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA