Luricocha District

Luricocha
Luriqucha
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanta
Capital Luricocha
Government
  Mayor Americo Paulino Ludeña Tello
Area
  Total 130.04 km2 (50.21 sq mi)
Elevation 2,580 m (8,460 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 5,782
  Density 44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050405

Luricocha District is one of eight districts of the province Huanta 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 (65.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 34.44% 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)

Coordinates: 12°51′S 74°16′W / 12.850°S 74.267°W / -12.850; -74.267

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