Carapo District

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Carapo
District
Country  Peru
Region Ayacucho
Province Huanca Sancos
Founded January 2, 1857
Capital Carapo
Government
 • Mayor Abraham Quispe León
Area
 • Total 241.34 km2 (93.18 sq mi)
Elevation 3,188 m (10,459 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 2,548
 • Density 11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 050302

Carapo 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 (84.37%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.46% 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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