Congalla District

Congalla District is one of twelve districts of the province Angaraes in Peru.[1]

Congalla
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceAngaraes
FoundedSeptember 3, 1941
CapitalCongalla
Government
  MayorCesario León Ramos
Area
  Total215.64 km2 (83.26 sq mi)
Elevation
3,523 m (11,558 ft)
Population
  Total4,762
  Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090306

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (94.08%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.38% 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 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)

12.9560°S 74.4923°W / -12.9560; -74.4923

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