Ancahuasi, Quechua Ankawasi (anka eagle, wasi house, "eagle house"), is one of nine districts of the province Anta in Peru.[1]
Ancahuasi
Ankawasi | |
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District | |
| Coordinates: 13.4557°S 72.3005°W / -13.4557; -72.3005 | |
| Country | |
| Region | Cusco |
| Province | Anta |
| Founded | September 15, 1986 |
| Capital | Ancahuasi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ubaldo Kuncho Rimachi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 123.58 km2 (47.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,435 m (11,270 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 7,543 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 080302 |
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).[2]
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| Acomayo |
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| Anta | |
| Calca |
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| Canas |
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| Canchis | |
| Chumbivilcas | |
| Cusco | |
| Espinar | |
| La Convención |
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| Paruro | |
| Paucartambo |
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| Quispicanchi | |
| Urubamba |
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