Carapo District

Carapo
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanca Sancos
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Carapo
Government
  Mayor Abraham Quispe León
Area
  Total 241.34 km2 (93.18 sq mi)
Elevation 3,188 m (10,459 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,548
  Density 11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050302

Carapo District is one of four districts of the province Huanca Sancos in Peru.[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 (84.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.46% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

See also

References

  1. (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)

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