Socos District

Socos
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huamanga
Founded June 14, 1968
Capital Socos
Government
  Mayor Edgar Cristan Meneses
Area
  Total 81.75 km2 (31.56 sq mi)
Elevation 3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Population (2005 census)
  Total 7,454
  Density 91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050112

Socos District is one of fifteen districts of the province Huamanga 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 (95.47%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.31% 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)

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