San Francisco de Ravacayco District

San Francisco de Rivacayco
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Parinacochas
Founded April 23, 1960
Capital San Francisco de Rivacayco
Government
  Mayor Godofredo Agripino Chiara Quirhuayo
Area
  Total 99.83 km2 (38.54 sq mi)
Elevation 2,852 m (9,357 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 551
  Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050707

San Francisco de Rivacayco District is one of eight districts of the province Parinacochas 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 (73.62%) learnt to speak in childhood, 26.22% 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: 14°41′38″S 74°07′27″W / 14.69389°S 74.12417°W / -14.69389; -74.12417

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