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District in Ancash, Peru
Aczo
District
Country Peru
RegionAncash
ProvinceAntonio Raymondi
FoundedFebruary 2, 1956
CapitalAczo
Government
 • MayorJuan Moises Chavarria
(2019-2022)
Area
 • Total69.03 km (26.65 sq mi)
Elevation2,661 m (8,730 ft)
Population
 • Total1,918
 • Density28/km (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO020302

Aczo District is one of six districts of the Antonio Raymondi Province 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 (73.18%) learnt to speak in childhood, 25.55% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
Peru Districts of Ancash Region, Peru
Aija
Antonio Raymondi
Asunción
Bolognesi
Carhuaz
Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
Casma
Corongo
Huaraz
Huari
Huarmey
Huaylas
Mariscal Luzuriaga
Ocros
Pallasca
Pomabamba
Recuay
Santa
Sihuas
Yungay

9°13′01″S 76°58′01″W / 9.21694°S 76.96694°W / -9.21694; -76.96694


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