Sacsamarca District

Sacsamarca
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanca Sancos
Founded November 11, 1961
Capital Sacsamarca
Government
  Mayor Edgar Raul Olivares Yanqui
Area
  Total 673.03 km2 (259.86 sq mi)
Elevation 3,470 m (11,380 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,118
  Density 3.1/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050303

Sacsamarca District is one of four districts of the province Huanca Sancos 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 (94.24%) learnt to speak in childhood, 5.47% 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)

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