Micaela Bastidas District

Micaela Bastidas
District
Country  Peru
Region Apurímac
Province Grau
Founded December 20, 1957
Capital Ayrihuanca
Government
  Mayor Teodolfo Pumacayo Quispe
Area
  Total 110.14 km2 (42.53 sq mi)
Elevation 3,508 m (11,509 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 1,262
  Density 11/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 030706

Micaela Bastidas District is one of the fourteen districts of the province Grau 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 (94.16%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.32% 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 Digital. Retrieved April 7, 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: 14°06′18″S 72°36′43″W / 14.105°S 72.612°W / -14.105; -72.612

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