El Carmen District, Churcampa

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El Carmen
District
Country  Peru
Region Huancavelica
Province Churcampa
Founded June 10, 1955
Capital Paucarbambilla
Government
 • Mayor Remigio Ñahui Ccora
Area
 • Total 73.12 km2 (28.23 sq mi)
Elevation 3,114 m (10,217 ft)
Population (2005 census)
 • Total 3,195
 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PET (UTC-5)
UBIGEO 090504

El Carmen District is one of ten districts of the province Churcampa, 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 (85.81%) learnt to speak in childhood, 13.77% 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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