A map of central Peru with the province Dos de Mayo outlined and Yanas highlighted in the center.
Yanas District (in red) within the province Dos de Mayo (in cream)

Yanas District is one of nine districts of the province Dos de Mayo in Peru.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.13%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.59% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)


9°09′36″S 76°48′01″W / 9.1599°S 76.8003°W / -9.1599; -76.8003

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanas_District
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