Churcampa District
Churcampa District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa in Peru.[1]
Churcampa | |
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Country | Peru |
Region | Huancavelica |
Province | Churcampa |
Capital | Churcampa |
Government | |
• Mayor | Robert Juan Rojas Meza |
Area | |
• Total | 141.36 km2 (54.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,262 m (10,702 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,323 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
UBIGEO | 090501 |
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (62.59%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.56% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
See also
References
- (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- 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)
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