Luricocha District

Luricocha District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta in Peru.[1]

Luricocha
Luriqucha
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceHuanta
CapitalLuricocha
Government
  MayorAmerico Paulino Ludeña Tello
Area
  Total130.04 km2 (50.21 sq mi)
Elevation
2,580 m (8,460 ft)
Population
  Total5,782
  Density44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050405

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. The majority of the population (65.24%) learnt to speak Quechua in child. 34.44% of the residents' native language is Spanish (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

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)

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