La Merced District, Churcampa

La Merced District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa in Peru.[1]

La Merced District
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Footbridge across Mantaro River in Chaypara, La Merced District
Country Peru
RegionHuancavelica
ProvinceChurcampa
FoundedNovember 30, 1945
CapitalLa Merced
Government
  MayorIrineo Guevara Pacheco
Area
  Total69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation
2,632 m (8,635 ft)
Population
  Total587
  Density8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO090505

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (53.28%) learnt to speak in childhood, 46.62% 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 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

12.7882°S 74.3589°W / -12.7882; -74.3589

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