Rosario District, Acobamba

Rosario
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Acobamba
Founded November 24, 1955
Capital Rosario
Government
  Mayor Magno Tuscano Huamani
Area
  Total 97.07 km2 (37.48 sq mi)
Elevation 3,640 m (11,940 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 6,791
  Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090208

Rosario District is one of eight districts of the province Acobamba 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 (97.21%) learnt to speak in childhood, 2.57% 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: 12°43′16″S 74°34′57″W / 12.7211°S 74.5825°W / -12.7211; -74.5825

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, October 04, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.