Paico District

Paico is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Paico
District
Location of Paico in the Sucre province
Location of Paico in the Sucre province
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceSucre
CapitalPaico
Subdivisions11 populated places
Area
 • Total79.65 km2 (30.75 sq mi)
Elevation
3,073 m (10,082 ft)
Population
 (2005 census)
 • Total978
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050907

Population

The population of Paico (2005 census) is 978 people, 507 men and 471 women.[1]

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.74%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

  • Paico
  • Sihui
  • Santa Cruz de Ccarmencca
  • Charamarca
  • Pallccapampa (Ccalluri)
  • Layrata
  • Anchani
  • Ccochapata
  • Ccasahuasi
  • Analayocc
  • Santarccocha

References
  1. INEI Archived 2007-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  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)

14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W

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