San Miguel District, La Mar

San Miguel District is one of eight districts of the province La Mar in Peru.[1]

San Miguel
Country Peru
RegionAyacucho
ProvinceLa Mar
CapitalSan Miguel
Government
  MayorEulogio Vila Montaño
Area
  Total902.98 km2 (348.64 sq mi)
Elevation
2,661 m (8,730 ft)
Population
  Total19,185
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO050501

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (84.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.64% 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)

13.0136°S 73.9807°W / -13.0136; -73.9807


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