Los Morochucos District

Los Morochucos
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Cangallo
Founded April 12, 1957
Capital Pampa Cangallo
Government
  Mayor Sergio Dipaz Cisneros
Area
  Total 262.59 km2 (101.39 sq mi)
Elevation 3,330 m (10,930 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 8,016
  Density 31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050203

Los Morochucos District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo 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 (93.40%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.34% 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)

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