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Yanque District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.[1]

Yanque
District
Church in Yanque
Country	Peru
Region	Arequipa
Province	Caylloma
Capital	Yanque
Government
• Mayor	Apolinario Sarayasi Ynca
Area
• Total	1,108.58 km2 (428.03 sq mi)
Elevation	3,417 m (11,211 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	2,479
• Density	2.2/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	040519

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.13% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

• Ananta
• Uyu Uyu
• Warank'anthi

References

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