Aparicio Pomares District

Aparicio Pomares District is one of eight districts of the province Yarowilca in Peru.[1]

Aparicio Pomares
Country Peru
RegionHuánuco
ProvinceYarowilca
FoundedJanuary 2, 1857
CapitalChupan
Government
  MayorAlfredo Angel Isidro Silvestre
Area
  Total183.14 km2 (70.71 sq mi)
Elevation
3,416 m (11,207 ft)
Population
  Total8,993
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO101104

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (78.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 21.48% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

9.6985°S 76.6484°W / -9.6985; -76.6484

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