Carapo District
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Carapo | |
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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
- ↑ (Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ↑ 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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