María Parado de Bellido District

María Parado de Bellido District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.[1]

María Parado de Bellido
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceCangallo
FoundedJune 18, 1962
CapitalPomabamba
Government
  MayorDelia Roca Curi
Area
  Total129.13 km2 (49.86 sq mi)
Elevation
3,236 m (10,617 ft)
Population
  Total3,047
  Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050204

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (96.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 3.32% 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 2008-04-17 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)

13.6047°S 74.2363°W / -13.6047; -74.2363

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