Margos District

Margos
District
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huánuco
Founded September 10, 1906
Capital Margos, Peru
Government
  Mayor Simion Casimiro Castro Esteban
Area
  Total 282.53 km2 (109.09 sq mi)
Elevation 3,539 m (11,611 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 11,323
  Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100105

Margos District is one of twelve districts of the province Huánuco 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 (70.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.83% 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: 10°00′05″S 76°31′11″W / 10.00139°S 76.51972°W / -10.00139; -76.51972

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