Cullhuas District

Cullhuas
District
Country  Peru
Region Junín
Province Huancayo
Founded April 23, 1954
Capital Cullhuas
Government
  Mayor Jeremias Heraclio Olivera Aliaga
Area
  Total 108.01 km2 (41.70 sq mi)
Elevation 3,663 m (12,018 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,940
  Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 120113

Cullhuas District is one of twenty-eight districts of the province Huancayo 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 (63.39%) learnt to speak in childhood, 36.53% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

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)

Coordinates: 12°13′20″S 75°10′23″W / 12.2223°S 75.1731°W / -12.2223; -75.1731

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