San Cristóbal District, Lucanas

San Cristóbal
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Lucanas
Founded March 25, 1986
Capital San Cristóbal
Government
  Mayor Luis Paulino Rojas Alfaro
Area
  Total 391.83 km2 (151.29 sq mi)
Elevation 3,550 m (11,650 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 2,097
  Density 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050615

San Cristóbal District is one of twenty-one districts of the province Lucanas 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 (90.58%) learnt to speak in childhood, 9.19% 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: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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