San Nicolás District, Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
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San Nicolás | |
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District | |
Country | Peru |
Region | Ancash |
Province | Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald |
Founded | June 6, 1983 |
Capital | San Nicolás |
Government | |
• Mayor | Damasco Lidio Olortegui Romero |
Area | |
• Total | 197.39 km2 (76.21 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,875 m (9,432 ft) |
Population (2005 census) | |
• Total | 3,762 |
• Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
UBIGEO | 020702 |
San Nicolás District is one of three districts of the province Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald 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 (95.03%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.36% 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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