El Carmen District, Churcampa

El Carmen District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa, in Peru.[1]

El Carmen District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceChurcampa
FoundedJune 10, 1955
CapitalPaucarbambilla
Government
  MayorRemigio Ñahui Ccora
Area
  Total73.12 km2 (28.23 sq mi)
Elevation
3,114 m (10,217 ft)
Population
  Total3,195
  Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090504

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (85.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.77% 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)

12.7272°S 74.4810°W / -12.7272; -74.4810

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