Paico District

Paico
District

Location of Paico in the Sucre province
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Sucre
Capital Paico
Subdivisions 11 populated places
Area
  Total 79.65 km2 (30.75 sq mi)
Elevation 3,073 m (10,082 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 978
  Density 12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050907

Paico is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.

Population

The population of Paico (2005 census) is 978 people, 507 men and 471 women.[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 (80.74%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.81% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

Administrative division

The populated places in the district are:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 INEI
  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°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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