Miraflores District, Huamalíes

Miraflores
District

Miraflores
Country  Peru
Region Huánuco
Province Huamalíes
Founded July 15, 1936
Capital Miraflores
Government
  Mayor Filomon Castro Evangelista
Area
  Total 96.74 km2 (37.35 sq mi)
Elevation 3,667 m (12,031 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 3,727
  Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 100506

Miraflores District is one of eleven districts of the province Huamalíes 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 (83.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.94% 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: 9°29′40″S 76°49′11″W / 9.4945°S 76.8196°W / -9.4945; -76.8196

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